Cookie Recipes
Brownies in a Jar
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Place sugar in bottom of a 1 quart canning jar (the kind with the wide mouth).
- Layer the remaining ingredients on top of sugar: cocoa, flour mixture, pecans and chocolate chips.
- To make jar more festive, the top of the jar can be decorated with a piece of fabric or colorful gift wrap tied with a ribbon or gift cord.
- Attach this recipe to the jar:
Brownies
When ready to prepare brownies pour contents of jar into a large mixing bowl and blend well. Add 1/2 cup butter and 3 eggs, slightly beaten. Mix until well blended. Spread batter in a well-greased 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. When cool, cut into 2 inch squares.
Makes about 2 dozen delicious brownies.