Paula Deen's Brown Sugar Chewies

Lainey6605's Note:

This is a great bar cookie. I got rave reviews when I recently made them.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 9

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg , beaten
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup chopped pecans
• confectioners' sugar , for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray an 8-inch square pan with vegetable oil cooking spray.
3. In a small saucepan, melt the butter.
4. Turn off the heat, add the brown sugar and stir until smooth.
5. Stir in the egg.
6. Stir together the flour and baking powder and stir into the brown sugar mixture.
7. Stir in the vanilla and pecans.
8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
9. When cool, dust the top with a sifting of confectioners' sugar.

Reviews

[Messy44]

Five stars from the DH is a very rare occurrence, and that is just what this bar recipe received at our house. These are different from most bars I have made, they truly are "chewies," not cake-like or even cookie-ish. We love the brown sugar sweetness, and they pair beautifully with a hot cuppa coffee. Served on family dinner night for dessert with vanilla ice cream and a litttle caramel sauce topping. A refreshing change from chocolate. They taste old-fashioned and homey, and everyone loved them. Will make again and again. Thanks, Lainey (I should have known they would be good coming from you, that is my only daughter's name!)......and please thank Paula for us. ;]

[chinadog55]

For being so simple (every one of the ingredients can be found in 99% of all kitchens) the outcome of this recipe tastes surprisingly complex. I made a batch on the fly, for no good reason other than we didn't have anything to end our fabulous Saturday night dinner. Five minute prep? Actually, this has the makings of being pit crew fast if you microwave the butter in a big bowl and mix your dry ingredients in the measuring cup. So it was a low mess recipe too! But the proof is in the chewing, so to speak. Buttery delicious chewy Heaven. Would be over the top delectible with a small scoop of vanilla bean icecream. The only downside to Paula Deen's Brown Sugar Chewies is that you have to wait for them to cool! But when they do, prepare to wreck your diet.

[Noni Suzanne]

I have to agree with Sherrybeth on this one. Loved the fact that these could be made in one saucepan and then poured into the baking dish...easy to make, easy clean up and yummy to eat. Chewy, not too sweet yet plenty sweet enough. I'm afraid we'll be eating way too many of these:) Thanks for posting Lainey!