White Chocolate-Frosted Cashew Blondies

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

• Ready In: 1 hr
• 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

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