Butterscotch Brownies

Butterscotch Brownies

They’ll be in love with these.

3⁄4 cup butter or margarine

3 cups packed brown sugar

3 eggs, beaten

2 1⁄4 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

3⁄4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

1 cup flaked coconut

In a large saucepan, melt butter or margarine over low heat; remove from heat and cool. Blend in brown sugar and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt; add to first mixture and blend well. Stir in vanilla, nuts, and coconut. Spread in greased 9×13-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 to 35 minutes.

Makes about 15 bars.

(Julie Badger Jensen, Essential Mormon Celebrations,

[Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2005], p. 47.)

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