Chess Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted self-rising flour
confectioners sugar
1 (16 oz.) box light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 c. broken nuts (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan; set aside.
Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat.
Add sugars and vanilla; blend well.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add flour; blend well.
Stir in nuts.
Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 40 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack.
Sprinkle confectioners sugar over top. Let stand until cool.
Cut into squares.