Gourmet Brownies in a Jar

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
2. Place sugar in bottom of a 1 quart jar.
3. Layer the remaining ingredients on top of sugar in this order: cocoa, flour mixture, pecans and chocolate chips.
4. Attach a gift tag with the following recipe to the jar:

Gourmet Brownies

Pour contents of jar into a large mixing bowl and blend well. Add 1/2 cup butter or margarine and 3 eggs, slightly beaten. Mix until well blended. Spread batter in a well-greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. When cool, cut into 2-inch squares.

Yield: 2 dozen delicious brownies