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.)
