Name: Gooey Brown Butter Blondies with Pecans
Yield: Makes 24
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1 large egg; 3/4 cup (packed) light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more; 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more; 1½ cups pecans, coarsely chopped; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 1½ teaspoons kosher salt; 1¾ cups (packed) light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Vanilla ice cream (for serving)

A stack of brown butter blondies with pecans and a scoop of ice cream on top.

Gooey Brown Butter Blondies with PecansJarren Vink

The ribbon of brown butter plays a raw cookie dough role in the center of these pecan blondies.

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