White Chocolate-Frosted Cashew Blondies

Name: White Chocolate-Frosted Cashew Blondies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 25 bars
Ingredients: 1 cup salted cashews; 1 cup packed light brown sugar or 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional); 3 ounces white chocolate, chopped; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 2 tablespoons milk; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 whole cashews, for garnish,if desired

Submitted by JamesDeansGirl

"Cashew-butter, cashew-studded blondies with white chocolate frosting...sounds tempting;) *Prep time is an approximation--haven't tried these yet.*"

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 25 bars

ingredients

BLONDIES
1 cup salted cashews
1 cup packed light brown sugar or 1 cup dark brown sugar
¹⁄₃ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt (optional)
FROSTING
3 ounces white chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1 whole cashews, for garnish,if desired

directions

BLONDIES: Preheat oven to 350*F; grease an 8-or-9" square baking pan.
In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process 1/2 cup of the cashews until ground; place in a medium bowl.
Coarsely chop the remaining cashews; set aside.
Add the brown sugar, oil, vanilla, and eggs to the ground cashews; beat well.
Add the flour, baking powder, salt (if using), and chopped cashews; mix well.
Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan; bake for 20-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool for 1 hour on a wire rack.
MAKE THE FROSTING: In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the white chocolate, stirring constantly; remove pan from heat.
Add the butter, milk, and powdered sugar; beat until smooth.
Spread evenly over the cooled bars; cut into squares.
Garnish each with a whole cashew, if desired.