1/4 cup butter, margarine, shortening or vegetable oil
1 cup light brown suger
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
Heat oven to 350. if using butter, melt over low heat! Remove from heat: stir in suger. until blened ;

. If using oil, just blend oil and suger. Stir in egg. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. stir flour, baking powder and salt together:blend in. Mix in vanilla. spread in well-greased square pan, 8+8+2. bake 25 min.
do not overbake! cut in bars while warm