Blonde Brownies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. soda
1/2 c. nuts (optional)
1/3 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 pkg. (small) chocolate chips

Preparation

Melt butter in medium sized saucepan; remove from heat and stir in brown sugar.
Cool; add egg and vanilla; beat by hand. Add sifted (or stirred) dry ingredients all at once and stir in by hand, until well mixed.
Spread in lightly greased 8 x 8-inch pan and bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes; do not overbake.
Cool and cut in desired size.