Favorite Food Gift - Sand Art Brownies - Trish Berg

I love giving food gifts at Christmas time. It is like sharing a piece of homemade love with someone.

In Chapter 4 of A Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts, we were asked to share our favorite food gift, but not the recipe. So, here is the recipe for my Sand Art Brownies from page 54.

I love giving these to my children's school teachers as well. It is like home-baked brownies in a jar. And they are an inexpensive way to say thank you to someone like a teacher, neighbor or friend, around the holidays.

You will need some wide mouthed mason/canning jars, quart size. And I like to decorate each jar with a cut square of Christmas fabric on the lid tied with a ribbon to make it festive as well.

Enjoy the journey- Trish
Psalm 118:24
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Sand Art Brownies (Trish Berg)
PREP TIME 20 Min
READY IN 20 Min
Yield: 1 jar which makes 1 9x9 inch pan of brownies

INGREDIENTS:
5/8 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup vanilla baking chips
1/2 cup walnuts

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a clean, wide mouth 1 quart mason/canning jar, layer the ingredients in the order given.
2. Attach a decorative tag to the out side of the jar with the following directions. (Hint: You can print what is here or cut and paste it into Word to make it simpler to label jars.)

Sand Art Brownies

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Grease one 9x9 inch square baking pan.
3. Pour the contents of the jar into a large bowl, and mix well.
4. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2/3 cup vegetable oil, and 3 eggs.
5. Beat until just combined.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.