Sand Art Brownies

5/8 cup of all purpose flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 cup flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup vanilla chips
1/2 cup walnuts

Mix the first flour and salt together and put into the bottom of a quart jar. Layer the rest of the ingredients in the order they are given.

Attach a tag with the following directions to the jar:
1) Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x9 pan.
2) Pour contents of jar in a large bowl and mix well.
3) Stir in 1 tsp vanilla, 2/3 cup of oil, and 3 eggs. Beat until just combined.
4) Pour batter into pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Note: Cover the top of the jar with a pretty fabric and print a fancy tag to tie around the top. They make very personal and attractive gifts.

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  Confused in Atlanta  Dec 16, 2009
Would make this again.
Why is flour on the recipe twice? I'm confused. I assume there are two layers of flour, but perhaps the instructions should be a little more clear there since it looks like a typo or something. Rating as a 3 since I haven't made them yet.

RESPONSE: You have to split up the flour to make it look pretty in the jar! three stars

  Bill in CT  Nov 14, 2008
Would make this again.
Generally I don't like brownies from a mix because I find ones with cocoa powder instead of melting chocolate in a double boiler tend to be on the dry side. These ones are pretty good, probably because the two types of chips compensate for the lack of melted chocolate in the mix. four stars

  teresa in hb, ca  Dec 22, 2007
Would make this again.
I made these as a cheap gift for my moms club. Little did I know, moms are suckers for homemade gifts! They all loved how cute the jars looked. I had to try the recipie out too and it's fantastic. I know what the moms club is getting next year! I'll have to teach the kids how to say "more brownies, please" five stars

  Rachel in Pensacola  Dec 12, 2007
Would make this again.
I made these to give out as Christmas gift, but when I made them myself they came out really gooey. I used the right amount of everything, and they still didn't come out quite right. Cooked them a little longer and ended up over baking them, but hey, they still taste yummy! three stars

  Donna in Arizona  Dec 1, 2007
Would make this again.
I tried this recipe last year for the girls at the office and it was a big hit. I didn't know how good they were until I made mine. On a rating of 1 to 5 I give it a 10. Everyone wanted the recipe. five stars

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