Applesauce Brownies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• powdered sugar
• unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease 9-inch pan.
• 3 in large bowl, combine brown sugar, margarine and eggs; mix well.
• 4 stir in applesauce and vanilla; blend thoroughly.
• 5 stir in flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• 6 stir in nuts.
• 7 bake 25 to 35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 9 just before serving, use foil strips to make striped design with powdered sugar, cocoa and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
• 10 cut into bars.