Sugar Nut Bars

2 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 50 min
Ready In: 1 hr 10 min

“These are wonderful cake like dessert bars rolled in powdered sugar.” - by Pamela Cresswell

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar for dusting

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Original recipe yields 1 - 9x13 inch pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and blend together with the brown sugar. Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
Add the flour, baking powder, vanilla and chopped nuts.
Pour into prepared pan and bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Cut into bars and roll in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (25 total)

Calories
174 cal
9%

Fat
6.8 g
11%

Carbs
27.5 g
9%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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EMERALDCITYJEWEL

Apr. 16, 2005

"Really really really good. I added about two tablespoon of corn starch to measure 2 cups of flour because I didn't have cake flour. A good substitution - I also used pecans and added about 1 tsp. of s..." See morealt. Very easy and quite addicting. Satisfies a sweet tooth for sure!"

Pintsize25

Oct. 26, 2009

"These bars are basically just flour, brown sugar, and butter so the texture was grainy and heavy. It was super dense and had no depth of flavor, it was just an overly sweet lump...." See more"

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