Snowy Day

Sleet this morning, light snow today.

I'm baking -- two batches of butterscotch brownies (one for a neighbor, to be delivered on the aforementioned Traveling Tray, and one for us), and a batch of chocolate truffles (which I've only made once before, without great success); same deal.

Of course, as soon as my daughter gets home from school, those brownies are gone. Here's the recipe. Pretty easy stuff.

Makes 16

Ingredients:
5 tablespoons butter or marg.
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Optional: chocolate chips, nuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Melt the margarine or butter in microwave,
Pour into mixing bowl and stir in brown sugar, vanilla and egg with a wooden spoon, until mixture looks smooth and glossy.
Blend in the flour, baking powder, and salt until all of the ingredients are well combined.
If desired, add chocolate chips, nuts, or other filler.
Spray a 8 or 9" square baking pan.
Pour mixture into pan.
Bake for 25 mins (8") or 20 mins (9").
Cool slightly.
While warm, cut the brownies into squares.
Allow to cool completely before removal from pan.