Peanut Butter Pecan Blondies

Are you relieved that there's no pumpkin in this post?  I feel like you might be.  Joke's on you, though- I still have lots of pumpkin inspiration that I plan on slipping in during the winter months.  You'll be pumpkined when you least expect it!

Back to today's little treat.  Let me introduce you to these Peanut Butter Pecan Blondies.  They were supposed to be "Peanuttiest Blondies," but my stash of airline peanuts was not looking promising this time around.  What was promising was the big bowl of fresh pecans on my counter; picked from a friend's pecan tree and hand cracked by my sweet husband (who, by the way, is amazing at nutcracking.  He turned out perfectly intact pecans like some kind of secret nutcracking ninja).  It's not just about peaches down here, people.  The nuts are for real.

This is one of Dorie's easier recipes (did I mention this is a TWD?)- always a welcome surprise when I leave it to the last minute.  I've always been a fan of blondies (they have more fun), and am trying very hard not to eat them.  I did have a teensy taste, and it was basically blondie heaven.  Whatever you do, do not bring vanilla ice cream into this house or I will break. down.

I liked the mix of peanut butter and pecans.  It gave the blondies a little depth, and I usually prefer the texture of pecans to peanuts (I'm a creamy PB person.. something about those peanut chunks..).  I might up the cinnamon next time, though.  Or maybe cinnamon ice cream!?  Game over.

Thanks to Nicole at Bakeologie for this excellent pick!  You should definitely visit Nicole's blog- she's adorable.  Her blondies look soooo good, you'll just die.

*Tuesdays with Dorie (TWD) is a group of bloggers baking through Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Yours.

**Find the recipe here.