Apple Toffee Blondies

I wanted to make something special for my Dad's birthday a few weeks ago.  He loves Greek food so I had been planning for months in my head to make him a fancy Greek dessert.  Then I got sick, and had no energy, and no ingredients in my house to make this fancy dessert.  In comes Pinterest with this recipe courtesy of Cookies & Cups which only included ingredients I already had on hand and seemed pretty simple to whip up.  Boy it was.  The blondie part tasted sort of like applesauce cake and the icing was sort of caramel-y (word?).  However, a little too sweet for our tastes.  If I made these again I would probably half the icing and just spread a very thing layer on top. 

Apple Toffee Blondies

Ingredients

2/3 cup room temperature butter

2 cups packed light brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups All-Purpose Flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup peeled, chopped tart apple (1 large)

1/2 cup toffee bits

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. Spray 9×13 baking pan lightly with cooking or baking spray.
3. Cream butter and brown sugar in mixer until smooth.
4. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on medium until combined.
5. On low, add flour, baking powder, and salt. Mixing until just combined.
6. Stir in the chopped apples and toffee bits until evenly distributed.
7. Spread in prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes until the center is set.
8. Let cool completely before slicing or frosting.

Brown Sugar Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1 cup packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup milk

2 cups powdered sugar

Method:

1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add brown sugar and milk and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Let cool for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in powdered sugar with a whisk.
3. Let cool until it thickens enough to spread.
4. Stir before spreading on top of blondies.
5. Let frosting set for 30 minutes and then cut into bars.