Maple Butterscotch Brownies 
Brownies don�t have to be made with chocolate in order to be delicious. These travel well in lunch boxes.

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
Confectioners� sugar, optional

Preheat oven to 350.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add maple flavoring. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts. Pour into a greased 9-in, square baking pan.

Bake at 35O for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners� sugar if desired.

Yield: 16 brownies.

AUTHOR: Marla