Chocolate Chip Blonde Brownies

1 c Flour

1/2 ts Baking powder

1/8 ts Baking soda

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 c Nuts -- chopped

1/3 c Butter or margarine

1 c Brown sugar -- packed

1 Egg -- slightly beaten

1 t Vanilla

6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips

Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Add nuts; mix well and set aside. Melt butter in saucepan and remove from heat. (if margarine is used, add 1 tablespoon hot water.) Add brown sugar and beat well. Let cool. Add egg and vanilla and blend. Add flour mixture, a small amount at a time, mixing well after each addition. Spread in greased8 x 8 inch pan. Sprinkle

chocolate chips over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool in pan and cut

in squares. If doubling recipe, bake in 9 x 12inch pan. Recipe By : Southern Sideboards by the Junior League of Jackson, MS