Bran Blondies recipe

These are especially good warm, while the chocolate is still soft.

3/4 cup flour, spooned lightly into cup
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup All-Bran cereal
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar (half granulated, if desired)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Butter and flour a 9-inch square baking pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Into a small bowl measure flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, All-Bran, nuts and chocolate morsels; stir together; set aside.

In a medium-size saucepan barely melt margarine. Remove from heat; stir in sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract; whisk or beat with fork to blend well. With a rubber spatula, stir in dry ingredients. Spread in prepared pan. Bake until cake tester comes out dry, about 20 minutes.