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Prep: 10 minutes Bake: 30 minutes Makes 24 Blondies Each Blondie: 160 calories, 2 g protein,
1 cup all- purpose flour 8 g total fat
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 3/4 cups packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. Grease 13” by 9” baking pan> In small bowl, combine flour baking powder, and salt
2. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat. With wooden spoon, stir in drown sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs until well blended Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture just until blended. Stir in pecans. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
3. Bake until toothpick inserted 2 inches from edge of pan comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Do not overbake Blondies will firm as they cool. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
4. When cool, cut lengthwise into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 6 pieces.
Cocoa Brownies
Prep: 10 minutes Bake: 25 minutes Makes: 16 Brownies
1/2 cup all-purpose flour Each brownie: about 132 calories, 2 g protein,
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 7 g total fat
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
I cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts (4 ounces) coarsely chopped
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f. Grease 9- inch square baking pan. In bowl, combine flour cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
2. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat and sir in sugar. Stir in eggs, one at a time, until well blended; add vanilla. Stir flour mixture into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in nuts, if using. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
3. Bake until toothpick inserted 2 inches from center comes out almost clean, about 25 minutes. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
4. When cool cut into 4 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 4 pieces.
Fresh lemon bars
Prep: 15 minutes Bake: 30 minutes Makes: 36 Bars
1 2 cups plus 3 teablespoons all-purpose flour Each bar: about 95 calories, 1 g protien, 4g total
1/21 cup plus 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar fat
3/4 butter or margarine (1 2 sticks), cut into small pieces
2 large lemons
3 large eggs
1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt