Swirl Squares

Well, I still have not baked anything, so I decided to share with you a recipe I made a while ago. They are called Swirl Squares and they are from (yet another) Company's Coming cookbook "150 Delicious Squares." They are super quick and easy, a good alternative to brownies, do not require icing, and are just a yummy square reminiscent of chocolate chip cookies. When I made them, I left out the nuts and used an 8x8 inch pan lined with waxed paper, and they turned out just great!

Swirl Squares
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 brown, 1/2 granulated
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 1/8 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips


In a large bowl, measure butter, sugar, vanilla and egg. Beat together until blended. Stir in flour, soda, salt and nuts. Spread in greased 9x9 inch (22x22 cm) pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over top. Bake in 375◦F oven for 1 to 2 minutes until chips are soft enough to marble. Run knife through batter to obtain a marble effect. Continue to bake for about 20 minutes more, until firm and tests done with toothpick. Cool and cut into 36 squares.

Paré, Jean. "Swirl Squares." Recipe. 150 Delicious Squares, Edmonton Alberta: Company's Coming Publishing Limited, 1981. 125.