Apple Squares

Description

Apples, nuts and cinnamon make these bars delicious. They hardly last a day at my house!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup chopped apple
  • ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×9 inch pan. Sift together flour
  2. baking powder
  3. salt
  4. and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
  5. In a large bowl
  6. mix together melted butter
  7. brown sugar
  8. and 1/2 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture until just combined
  9. then stir in the apples and walnuts. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. In a cup or small bowl
  10. stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the top of the bars.
  11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven; finished bars should spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan
  12. and cut into squares.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 16

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