Brownies in a Jar

Name: Brownies in a Jar
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 24 brownies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups white sugar; 2/3 cup cocoa; 1/2 cup pecans, chopped; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup butter, to be added by recipient; 4 eggs, to be added by recipient

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Ready In:: 10mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 24 brownies

ingredients

2 ¹⁄₄ cups white sugar
²⁄₃ cup cocoa
¹⁄₂ cup pecans, chopped
1 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ cup butter, to be added by recipient
4 eggs, to be added by recipient

directions

Pour sugar into a clean and dry one quart jar.
Press down firmly.
Add cocoa powder and press down firmly.
Pour in chopped pecans, making sure they are evenly layered.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt, pour into jar and seal.
Attach following directions to jar: Empty mix into large bowl.
Stir to blend thoroughly.
Add 3/4 cup butter or margarine and 4 beaten eggs.
Mix until completely blended.
Spread batter onto lightly greased 9x13 pan.
Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes or until done. Cool in pan and cut into 2 inch squares.

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Reviews

We made these for Christmas Gifts. There must have been at least a half dozen people who really went out of their way to get the address from us.

Maryjane
I just *HAVE* to send this to some friends for X-Mas!!! What a great fun gift for someone.

Samuel Holden
I made these to sell at a craft show. They were especially cute but NOONE bought any. I was bummed. I made them this week. THese were the BEST brownies I have ever had. I did also add 1/2 cup chocolate chips (to the jars). My husband ended up eating 1/3 of the pan the next day for lunch. I don't think I can go back to a mix. If you make these up in bulk--it is really no harder than a mix and much better!!!

kimkej
These are of the devil. A stick and a half of butter in these, and I think I ate 1/3 of the pan before they even cooled off. (And that's really not like me!) Everyone at our house loved these. I probably won't make them often, as I obviously have no self-control where these are concerned; however, they will make very nice gifts.

Heavens Kitchen
I had to try this recipe out before giving it to friends; so I added 1 tsp. espresso powder to the mix and baked in a 9x9 pan for 40 minutes (I like thick brownies!). They came out perfectly! Thanks for posting - my friends will be thrilled :)

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Tweaks

Great Gift! I made these for my kid's Sunday School teachers and helpers and they were a perfect token of thanks. I actually baked up a batch first and the brownies were so chocolatey and moist. I did substitute mini chocolate chips instead of pecans to avoid possible allergies to nuts. I bought the jars at a thrift store for 49 cents, sterilized them and covered the tops with a festive fabric and rafia. It was picture perfect-thanks! (Just remember to pack the ingredients down after each addition or you'll have trouble getting all the flour in!)

Pamela