Chess Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks oleo
1 box light brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
4 eggs, one at a time
2 c. flour, sifted with 1 tsp. baking powder and pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Melt on low heat oleo and brown sugar.
Remove from heat; put in mixing bowl and beat in (in this order) sugar, eggs (one at a time), flour, vanilla and pecans.
Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan.
Bake in 300\u00b0 oven 40 to 50 minutes or until it tests done.
Cut into bars while warm and roll in powdered sugar. Keeps well in airtight container.