Description
Delicious butterscotch bars topped with a rich butterscotch sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup butterscotch chips
- ½ cup salted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add the butter, sugar and brown sugar to a mixing bowl and cream together until very smooth.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
- Add flour and baking powder and stir until combined.
- Fold in butterscotch chips (keep a small handful to sprinkle on top).
- Spread into a greased square (8 or 9 inch) baking pan and bake for about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the sugar and cream and stir well with a wooden spoon until blended.
- Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and boil for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
- Serve warm over ice cream.
- To store, refrigerate sauce in an air-tight container.
Notes
- Optional: Serve with Ice Cream and Butterscotch Sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg