Butterscotch Brownies

We were invited to the house of our newlywed friends, Jackie and Jeff, for dinner and dessert, and specifically to make them a Duggar dessert! We enjoyed a lovely dinner and then whipped up this easy and delicious recipe. As newlyweds, of course they showed off some of the kitchen appliances they got as wedding presents, and Katie's eyes lit up when she saw the Kitchenaid mixer! As a former Sears employee, she'd seen lots of stand mixers but had never been so fortunate as to actually USE one, but Jackie was gracious enough to let her christen it!
With the help of the marvelous appliance, we quickly made the brownies - which aren't brownies at all as they don't have any chocolate, earning the nickname "Frownies" (fake+brownies= frownies) - and popped them in the oven. They were sweet and chewy, and a great alternative to brownies (for the strange people out there who don't like chocolate).

Afterward, we learned that Jackie and Jeff are hoping to compete with the Duggars and are aiming for 25 kids, and even have a name for their own reality show, called "Move Over, Duggars!" They sent us home early that night... ;)