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TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min.

Bake: 25 min. + cooling

YIELD: 20 servings.

Ever since I tried the maple blondie at Applebee's, I've been determined to figure out the recipe. I tried several variations until I came up with this one, and it's become one of our

family favorites. —Pat Parker, Chester, South Carolina

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened

2 cups packed brown sugar

4 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 cups chopped pecans

MAPLE CREAM SAUCE:

1 cup maple syrup

2 tablespoons butter

1/4 cup evap...