Brown Sugar Chewies
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- for dusting confectioner's sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Spray an 8-inch square pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Turn off the heat, add the brown sugar and stir until smooth. Stir in the egg. Stir together the flour and baking powder and stir into the brown sugar mixture. Add the vanilla and pecans. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. When cool, dust the top with a sifting of confectioners’ sugar.
