Carolina Chewies Recipes

PECAN CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan, or for thinner bars, use a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Stir the eggs and vanilla into the brown sugar and butter. Mix in the chopped pecans, and then the flour. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

CAROLINA CHEW CAKE / CHEWY CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each egg.
• Add flour; mix well.
• Stir in vanilla and pecans by hand.
• Pour into prepared pan (batter will be stiff).
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Let cool; then dust with powdered sugar.
• Cut and serve.

CAROLINA CHEWIES

Steps:

• Mix everything together.
• Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
• Grease the wax paper.
• Pour mixture into pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Turn out of pan onto a cutting board.
• Peel off wax paper.
• When cool, cut into squares.

CHARLESTON CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Turn off the heat and let cool slightly, then add the brown sugar, almond and vanilla extract and stir until smooth. Stir in the egg.
• Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a small bowl, then fold the mixture into the brown sugar mixture. Fold in the pecans. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake until set around the edges but still loose in the center, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely, then sift confectioners' sugar on top. Cut into 16 squares.

CAROLINA CHEW BREAD

Steps:

• Over medium heat combine sugar and eggs in a heavy saucepan
• stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, stirring mixture well.
• Spoon mixture into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool and cut into small squares.