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When I was at the BlogHer Food conference in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with Ree Drummond, know by many as The Pioneer Woman. So often, you read someone’s writing and form a picture of how you think that person would be in person. In my head, Ree was funny, kind, and a little shy. In person, she was all of that, but I will now add gracious, quirky (this is a good thing), and sincere to the description.
I would like to share with you a guest post that I wrote for Ree’s online cooking community, Tasty Kitchen. This recipe was contributed by a Tasty Kitchen member and was quickly tucked away in my “very special recipe” file. The tender, flavorful blondie can stand on its own, but once the maple butter sauce is added, this dessert turns into something really special.
Head over to Tasty Kitchen to read the post and see step-by-step photos for this memorable recipe.



















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Oh these sound dangerously good! How lucky to have met her. I have to try these, I love overkill desserts like this.
-Gina-
I can just imagine that maple flavor love the sound of this!
Ummm, I just had something spicy now I want this! Look great…going over to see the recipe!
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
blondies are better than brownies in my book and yours look incredible! congrats on the Tasty Kitchen feature!
My sweet tooth is at maximum lovely recipe and maple flavor must be glorious there!
All the best,
Gera
I am nuts for blondies…but my husband has never had one!!! I told him he must have had a bad childhood:) I can't wait to make this for him!
Positively stunning! That blondie is most definitely a beauty
*kisses* HH
Wow! That maple butter sauce looks scrumptious! I have a bottle of the most amazing maple syrup and I have been saving it for an extra special dessert, I think I have just found it!
Thanks
I have only had blondie brownies at Applebee's restaurants and was in love. Now that I have access to a recipe I would love to try making them at home now. Great post to read to start out my morning!
Two favorite flavors brought together in just one dish…oh my.
Decadent, completely.
Nice job on your feature! The blondies look amazing!
Love everything about these, particularly the maple butter sauce. And it's so good to see you on TK
You know you're one of my fave bloggers
looks delicious
Yum! This looks amazing!
Blondies aren't made enough if you ask me.. I love Ree's site.. I am an avid recipe adder/reader there
YUM…the maple butter sauce sounds so good! Love sweet sauces!
This is wrong on so many levels..I want one, or three
Maple butter sauce. I am drooling just thinking about it.
oh my! this looks pretty darn good!
These sound and look amazing! Perfect for fall with that maple sauce. Gorgeous picture, Dara!
I can really see why this was kept in your very special file. It's just an superb recipe. Loved the TK guest post.
These blondies look unreal! Great recipe.
Looks delicious! It must be fun to write a guest post for TK!
That looks delicious…I will stop by and check out the guest post
Hard to believe, but I am speechless. Wow!
These blondies look amazing and they team up perfectly with the maple butter sauce. Gosh, maple is one of my all time favorites in any form. xo
Love it, Dara! It looks so good and congrats on the guest post!
Lucky you to have met Ree! You described her exactly as I have imagined her personality to be. I figured she had a little quirky in her, which of course I love too.
The blondies look out of this world!
This looks like the most amazing thing ever! I need to bake these!
OMG that sounds amazing, I bet that sauce DOES put it over the top! I went to a book signing last year for ree's book. She seemed exactly as you described. Of course with over 300 people waiting in line to get their book signed, there's wasn't much time for chit chat! LOL
oh myy!!
these look heavenly!
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