Butterscotch Bars | Brown Sugar, Butter, Morsels


	Butterscotch Bars "Brown Sugar, Butter, and Morsels" This butterscotch bars recipe was passed down to me from my grandma. She typed it on an old school typewriter. Her and some of her friends collected and published little cookbooks as fund raisers. I have used those Italian cookie recipes over and over. This recipe only uses half the bag of butterscotch morsels - and I just double the recipe to use 'em all up. And don't worry if you have an 11 ounce bag - it will still double fine. These butterscotch bars are very "butter" scotchy flavored - that's due the morsels more so than the brown sugar butter mixture. Don't try and make them in a 13 x 9 - the crust will be too thin. And as it is the 11 x 7 will get too cooked on the edges if you don't watch the time or even let them go a tad too long. Other than that - they are pretty easy. I do hesitate to add them to my list of easy to make cookies, just simply because they take two baking times - the crust and then the batter layer. There's a bit of leeway for substituting. And you can check that out below. And if this isn't exactly what you were looking for - scroll below to see a list of all the Italian cookie recipes I have on my site. Thanks for stopping by - Lisa Italian Dessert Recipes Website Owner and Developer Hey - "Like Me" - (left column - scroll below) Butterscotch Bars YIELD: One 11 x 7 pan INGREDIENTS: * 1 1/4 cups of flour * 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar * 1 teaspoon baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 6 tablespoons butter * 2 eggs * 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla * 6 0zs butterscotch morsels * 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts Procedure: (Crust First) * Preheat the oven to 350 degrees * In a small mixing bowl cream the butter and 1/2 cup of the brown sugar. Cream until light and fluffy. * Blend in 1 cup of the flour until it's crumbly. * Pat the mixture into an ungreased 11 x 7 pan ( Don't use 13 x 9 ) * Bake in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes * While the crust is cooking beat eggs until thick and lemon colored * Beat in the remaining 1 cup of brown sugar and vanilla * Combine the remaining four, baking powder and salt (add it to the egg mixture) * Stir in the walnuts * Spread it over the baked crust * Sprinkle with butterscotch pieces Questions Can I use white sugar instead of brown? Nope. You really don't want to. The brown sugar is what gives the "butterscotch" flavor. Can I use margarine? You "can". But again - you are going for butterscotch bars. Not "margarinescotch" bars. You can do it though. Just don't expect that "buttery" flavor. But it will work. Any carrot-type cake is a denser cake. So the oil, along with the pineapple adds the moisture. However, you could experiment and try maybe half of the oil portion with an unslated butter. Will this turn out ok if I skip the walnuts? Yep. I double the recipe. Make one pan for the nut-haters and leave 'em out. And then the other pan follows this recipe. What are some other nut substitutes? You could substitute pecans. They would work fine. We just don't use them a lot in Italian dessert recipes. But they would be a good swap. Back to the top of the butterscotch bars. 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Not sure why we think men need chocolate. But, it's a cyclical. I see it every year - all my chocolate dessert recipes get the highest viewings. So, to give you some ideas - here's what most of us cook for our men on Fathers Day: Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake (I love this because it uses sour cream, and makes the chocolate have the bittersweet deep end flavor Chocolate Walnut Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake (Uses 3 sticks of butter - I make this about 4 times a year!) And if you don't want chocolate? Another great holiday cake, that I make for celebrations: Italian Rum Cake (Give yourself a day ahead of time to make this. It needs to soak about 24 hours to flavor.) Lisa Would you like to share this page? You know how to do it! Thanks for sharing the sugar love! Contact Me Privacy Policy About

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