Nancy's Brown Sugar Nut Bars

• For the bars
• light brown sugar↗1 box

  16 ounce

• butter↗1 cup

  2 sticks

• large eggs↗2
• sifted flour2 cups
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon

  ½

• coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts↗1 cup
• For the Icing
• water↗1 tablespoon
• powdered sugar↗1 cup
• mayonnaise↗2 tablespoons

  She uses Hellman's

• vanilla↗1 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°.

2. 2

   Cook sugar and butter in top of double boiler over hot water until sugar dissolves.(My mother uses a 3-quart heavy pot without the double boiler).

3. 3

   Let Cool.

4. 4

   Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.

5. 5

   Stir in remaining ingredients.

6. 6

   Spread in an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan.

7. 7

   Bake at 350° for 25 minutes (she usually cooks 22 minutes).

8. 8

   While hot cut into 2-inch squares.

9. 9

   Cool in pan on rack.

10. 10

    Frost: Icing recipe below if desired--*It's also good on other bars as well*.

11. 11

    Mix frosting ingredients together in a small bowl until creamy. (It is supposed to be thin).