Nancy's Brown Sugar Nut Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 35
• 1 (16 ounce) box light brown sugar
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (she uses hellman's)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cook sugar and butter in top of double boiler over hot water until sugar dissolves.(my mother uses a 3-quart heavy pot without the double boiler).
• 3 let cool.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 5 stir in remaining ingredients.
• 6 spread in an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 7 bake at 350° for 25 minutes (she usually cooks 22 minutes).
• 8 while hot cut into 2-inch squares.
• 9 cool in pan on rack.
• 10 frost: icing recipe below if desired--*it's also good on other bars as well*.
• 11 mix frosting ingredients together in a small bowl until creamy. (it is supposed to be thin).