Butterscotch Brownie Mix

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup firmly packed flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups flour mixed with 1 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder and 1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:

Start filling the jar with the ingredients in order starting with the coconut. Lastly, add mixed flour a little at a time, pressing in tightly after each addition. Use jar lid to push the last of the flour down into the jar.

Brownies (recipe on a card attached to jar)

• jar of brownie mix
• 1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine (not diet), very soft
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 tsp. vanilla (optional)

Mix until completely blended. Spread batter into a cooking sprayed 9 x 13 inch metal pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in baking pan.

Trim 1/2 inch from each edge of brownies (discard this overcooked portion). Cut brownies into 1 1/2 inch squares. Cool completely in pan.

Makes 2 dozen brownies.

Source: Cookies in a Jar: Recipes for Layered Cookie Mixes by Jackie Gannaway

By Vivian P.