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The butterscotch brownies in Aunt Dimity's Good Deed are my true favorites (so far) because they're incredibly sweet, they require only one bowl, and they're virtually foolproof. A kind woman brought some to me when I was visiting a bookstore in Michigan . She confessed, rather shamefacedly, that she'd left them in the oven forty-five minutes too long. Happily, she had nothing to be shamed about - they were delicious. As I said: foolproof!
 

Uncle Tom's Butterscotch Brownies

Preheat oven to 365 degrees F. Makes 16 brownies.

1/2 cup melted butter
2 cups dark-brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla

 

Butter a 9-inch square cake pan. Mix all of the ingredients together in large bowl, combining them well. Spread mixture in the cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until dry on top and almost firm to the touch. Let cool for 10-15 minutes, then cut in 2-inch squares.

 

Reprinted from AUNT DIMITY'S GOOD DEED by Nancy Atherton by permission of Penguin Books, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Copyright 1996 by Nancy T. Atherton. All rights reserved. This excerpt, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

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