These butterscotch bars might be more appropriately named brown sugar bars, since they are moist, dense, chewy and sugary from the large amount of brown sugar in the recipe. If you are a fan of brown sugar you will probably love these bars.
Butterscotch Bars
1/2 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
2 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a 9X13 pan. Melt butter. Add brown sugar and allow to cool slightly.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Add eggs and mix well. Stir in vanilla.
Add sifted dry ingredients and mix. Mixture will be thick and sugary.
Spread in prepared pan and bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool completely, cut and serve.
"Thick and sugary" - two of my favorite words. You're really tempting me with all of these great recipes!
Posted by: Barbara | August 17, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Butterscotch Bars or Brown Sugar Bars or Brown Sugar Blondies, or whatever you want to call them, are one of my FAVORITE bar cookies. Easy and absolutely yummy. Thanks for sharing your recipe along with the great photos!
Posted by: HeidiAnn | August 18, 2009 at 09:47 AM
Hi Kim! I'm just about to try these. Must have something yummy for the mini folks tomorrow. Mmmmmmm
Posted by: Lynne | August 18, 2009 at 09:55 PM
Hi Kim,
Hope you are having a good day. Love the photos of Strauss! You got a mention on my blog.
xo
Pam
P.S. I still haven't seen Laurie. We are like 2 ships passing in the night these days!
Posted by: one gal's trash | August 19, 2009 at 08:58 AM
These are so good! Thank you for the recipe! The kids loved them. This recipe is a keeper. Now, where are those sheet protectors again?
Posted by: Auntie Lynn | August 20, 2009 at 09:30 AM