Pear Note is Leo Laporte’s pick of the week on this week’s MacBreak Weekly! Thanks very much to Leo for the kind words about Pear Note, and for being such a great tech journalist. Leo actually helped lead me down the Mac path back when he was the host of The Screen Savers, and I still enjoy listening to him today on shows like MacBreak Weekly.
Since Leo gave away my secret weapon to get his attention, I figure I should share the recipe with the world. These are one of my favorite treats, and Leo’s family evidently liked them as well. So, here is the recipe:
South Carolina Chewies
1 pound box dark brown sugar
1 stick butter or margarine
3 eggs
1½ cups flour
1½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
Powdered sugar
Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and sifted flour, baking powder and salt. Add vanilla and nuts and mix well. Pour into greased pan. Bake in 9×13 pan for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into squares.
If you bake this in a 9×13 pan, the chewies will be kind of thick. If you want them smaller, use a jellyroll pan or cookie sheet. They will be thinner.