Apple Blondies

• 1 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 2 c. packed dark brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 2 large firm apples (Golden Delicious or Granny Smith)
• 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
• 1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Grease and lightly flour 9 x 13-inch pan.
3. Combine butter and sugar in large bowl of electric mixer. Beat on low speed until well combined, about 2 minutes.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until very creamy.
5. Stir in vanilla.
6. Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg together onto a sheet of waxed paper.
7. Sift again.
8. Add flour mixture into butter mixture. Combine on low speed.
9. Core apples; don't peel.
10. Coarsely chop. Fold apples into batter with walnuts and chocolate chips.
11. Put into pan.
12. Bake 30 minutes.
13. Cool and cut.

butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, firm apples, walnuts, semisweet chocolate chips

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=789608 (may not work)