1 c butter

2 c browned brown sugar

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

2 c flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 c chopped walnuts OR pecans

1 recipe maple icing (below)

Grease a 13″x9″x2″ baking pan; set aside.

In a med saucepan, melt butter. Add brown sugar, stirring until combined. Cool mixture for 10 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into egg mixture. Stir in chopped nut. Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Cool in pan on a wire rack. Frost with maple icing. Let stand until icing sets. Cut into bars.

MAPLE ICING: In a med mixing bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter with an electric mixer on med speed for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 c powdered sugar; beat well. Beat in 4 tsp. milk and 2 tsp maple flavoring. Add 2 1/2 cups additional powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. If necessary, add a little more milk to reach spreading consistency.

Makes 24 brownies