Sometimes the occasion – or lack thereof – just calls for a yummy brownie!
I took this to a dinner party and the comments were – “this is yummy and not too sweet”!
Lynda and Luci Johnson (daughters of Lyndon Baines and Lady Bird Johnson) both loved these brownies . As wives of active military, they packed them up in a tin and mailed to their husbands.
Luci shared that this treat was a success with true loves and little ones alike.
Very easy to prepare – you might want to share with your true love as well!
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Lynda and Luci's Brownies
Easy and fit for a President's daughter!
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter ½ cup
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pecans chopped
- ¾ cup flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease an 8 x 8 inch square pan.
- Melt butter in a small saucepan, pour into a mixing bowl, and stir in sugar.
- Melt sugar over low heat in the small saucepan, add to butter-sugar mixture, and blend well.
- Add eggs and nuts, stirring until well blended.
- Gradually add flour, blending thoroughly. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour into a prepared pan, and bake for 30 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove pan and cool on wire rack before cutting into squares.