Ingredients

17 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter

1 tablespoons dark rum

1 teaspoon rum extract

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 vanilla bean, seeds and inside of bean scraped out, discard outer part

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons salted butter

1 tablespoon rum

1 tablespoon light brown sugar

Preparation

Butter one 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan, and line with parchment paper or wax paper

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Melt unsalted butter, vanilla bean insides with 1 tablespoon rum on low heat.

  3. Whisk eggs thoroughly together in a large bowl, then whisk in salt, sugars, and vanilla and rum extract. Then stir in butter & rum mixture, then fold in flour.

  4. Pour batter into prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for about 45 minutes, until top has formed a shiny crust and batter is medium firm. Cool still in pan on a cooling rack.

  5. To cut blondies, unmold onto a cutting board, remove paper. Cut blondies into 2-inch squares.

Then melt 2 tablespoons salted butter. Add 1 tablespoon light brown sugar & 1 tablespoon rum until sugar disolved. Brush over blondies. Best served warm