Positively the best bar cookie known to mankind. Buttery, brown sugary, chewy, buttery…oh, I said that already, …still..…..BUTTERY! Is it any wonder they are such a favorite? The simplicity of ingredients make this a staple in many a Southern home. My mother always had Brown Sugar Chews in her famous Tupperware container. All the grandchildren knew where to find them!
When I’m out of dessert, this is a perfect sweet to whip up. And the great thing is that you can switch it up by adding a variety of extras. These had macadamia nuts, and white chocolate bar, coarsely chopped. I prefer pecans…but my husband likes macadamia. So this week, it was macadamia. Coconut is also a great addition. It’s all according to how you feel and what you’re in the mood for and what you have available. But honestly, pecans are all you need.
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Ingredients are simple. Brown Sugar, Self Rising Flour, 2 eggs, vanilla, BUTTER, 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans. That’s it.
How hard can this be? Line a 9×13 baking pan with foil. Butter it or Pam it….Preheat oven 350* Bake 20-30 minutes.
And then you can fall in love with the most satisfying sweetness you can imagine.
What are you waiting for? In about 45 minutes you can have a house full of happy campers.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 box of light Brown Sugar minus 1/2 cup of sugar or 2 cups Brown Sugar
- 1 1/2 sticks butter or 12 TBLS or 3/4 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans or macadamia....may add white chocolate chips, too. Total amount of nuts and or chips should equal about 1 1/2 cups total. If I only have one cup of nuts, I use that. 🙂
Instructions
- Preheat oven 350*
- Melt butter. Remove pan from heat and stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Add eggs, flour vanilla and nuts. Mix until blended.
- Spread in a 9x13 buttered pan. I like to line my pan with foil or parchment and then butter or Pam it.
- Bake 20-30 minutes until a nice brown crust has formed on top and a tooth pick comes out with only a few crumbs and not wet.
- ALlow to cool a few minutes in pan. Remove by lifting the foil out and placing on a cutting board. Cut into squares. These are perfect for a party to cut into tiny squares or larger squares for the cookie jar. Store in an airtight container, or cookie jar. Freezes nicely between wax paper. Seal tightly.
- Enjoy!