Chewy Noëls

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped nuts
1/3 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 beaten eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
powdered sugar
1 tube of green decorator icing with a writing tip

In a 9x9" baking pan melt butter or margarine. Stir together brown sugar, nuts, flour and salt; then stir in eggs and vanilla. Pour over butter in pan; do not stir. Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes. Sift the powdered sugar over top. Placed waxed paper under wire rack, immediately invert pan onto rack. Cool. Dust again with powdered sugar. Cut into bars. Write "Noël" on each bar with green decorator icing.

Note: recipe adapted from one found in an out-of-print cookbook called Better Homes and Gardens Homemade Cookies Cook Book

Reviews of Chewy Noëls:

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  Ruth in Indiana  Dec 24, 2008
Would make this again.
Can't believe there are no recent comments. I have made this recipe since I was 20 years old...I'm 76. My family always says we must have these for Christmas. I like to make them the same day they are served and they are very special!! I am at my vacation home and fine the internet invaluable for getting my recipes left behind. A recipe everyone should try. five stars

  Steve in Ohio  Dec 21, 2008
Would make this again.
I have been baking Chewy Noels since the late 70's. My family and I can't have Christmas without them. I always bake them Christmas Eve, to take to our family get together. I have found that using more butter than the suggested amount, makes them taste that much better, and more chewy.
I tried baking a batch in a 9x13 pan, once, and they didn't turn out at all, as they were more like a cake, and were not "chewy". Always bake them in an 8x8 or 9x9 pan. I also used red & green decorator icing,and made holly leafs and berries to go with "Noel".
MERRY CHRISTMAS to ALL!!! five stars

  Carolyn in USA Dec 2007 in albany ga  Dec 21, 2007
Would make this again.
I have made this cookie since the 70's. It is a family favorite and is so easy to make. I usually have to make two or three batches. They are the first to go. Santa's Whiskers is also another family favorite that I started making about the same time, they are delicious too. five stars

  Mary in Chicago  Dec 20, 2007
Would not make this again.
I would not make these again. I don't know if I messed up the recipe but these bars were way to chewy. It almost had the texture of bad steak meat. I gave them to my dog and he wouldn't eat them. one star

  A cookie baker in Western New York  Dec 15, 2007
Would make this again.
My grandmother introduced me to this recipe, originally from the Fannie Farmer cookbook. Easy and always a favorite. five stars

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