Adapted from Cooking A to Z by the California Culinary Academy

• 2 cups Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 2 pinches Salt
• 1 cup Butter
• 2 cups firmly packed Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1. Preheat oven to 350. Line bottom of a 9×13 pan with parchment paper; butter pan and dust with flour. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
2. In a 2 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar, stiffing until sugar dissolves and mixture bubbles. Remove from heat and let and let stand 5 minutes to cool slightly.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour mixture.
4. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and center is nearly set when tested with a toothpick, about 20-35 minutes.
5. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slice into bars. Remove from pan when cool.