Blonde Brownies

Recipe by Jane Cleghorn

This recipe comes from a Relief Society Cookbook that her mom gave Jane in 1972.

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
3 eggs
1 cup chocolate chips


Melt butter in large in large saucepan. Blend in brown sugar. Cool slightly. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Mix in chocolate chips. Spread in a greased (Pam) 15 x 10 pan or use a 9 x 13-inch pan.

Bake at 350 f for 25-30 minutes depending on your oven. It will only take 20-15 minutes in a 15 x 10 pan but it will take 25-35 minutes in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. The softness comes from not overbaking.

Oatmeal Mix

I do not like cold cereal, I love hot cereal instead. A good friend of mine gave me this recipe. She got it from  magazine she could not remember the name.

2 cup old fashioned rolled oats

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup oat bran

1/2 cup pecans, toasted in the oven at 350 F for 10 minutes stirring once

2/3 cup non-fat dry powdered milk

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix all the ingredients and store them in a jar.

How to prepare:

Mix 1/3 cup of oatmeal mix with 2/3 cup water. Boil at medium speed stirring frequently to avoid lumps. Let it bubble and thicken, about 8-10 minutes.

Serve with dried fruit, honey and fresh fruit if desired.