Loretta Lynn's Butternut Chewies
Created by dienia b on October 11, 2022
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #39669
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening, melted,(some recipes use margarine)
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups light brown sugar,firmly packed
- 1 1/2 cup flour,unsifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2: Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
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Step 3: In large mixing bowl
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Step 4: Beat eggs until light and foamy in large bowl of electric mixer. (Can add sugar step here but I'm doing separate)
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Step 5: In another bowl
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Step 6: Beat in sugar, vanilla extract and shortening until creamy.
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Step 7: Add in beaten eggs
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Step 8: In bowl
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Step 9: Sift flour with baking powder and salt
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Step 10: Add to egg mixture.
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Step 11: Mix at low speed until blended.
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Step 12: Stir in nuts at low speed (mixture will be stiff).
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Step 13: Spread evenly in pan.
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Step 14: Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until top is light brown. Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
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Step 15: Cut into squares.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (108.7 g)
- Calories 369.9
- Total Fat - 18.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.8 g
- Cholesterol - 171 mg
- Sodium - 283.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 45.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
- Sugars - 33.9 g
- Protein - 8 g
- Calcium - 93.3 mg
- Iron - 1.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg