Chewy Noels

• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar; packed
• 1 cup nuts; chopped
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs; beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• powdered sugar
• 1 tube green decorator icing with a writing tip

Method 

In a 9 by 9 inch baking pan melt butter or margarine. Stir together brown sugar, nuts, flour and salt, then stir in eggs and vanilla. Pour over butter in pan, do not stir. Bake at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes. Sift the powdered sugar over top. Place waxed paper under wire rack, immediately invert pan onto rack. Cool. Dust again with powdered sugar. Cut into bars. Write "Noel" on each bar with green decorator icing.

Yield: 24 bars

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