Rich and Chewy Butterscotch Bars

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Butterscotch Bars . . . these bars are thick and chewy and full of crunchy pecans. The maple flavoring adds a wonderful depth of flavor.

I needed some treats to take to a neighbor today, and wanted to try something fast and easy. So I whipped up these butterscotch bars. Oh man, are they ever good!

They are moist and chewy and have a great butterscotch-y (is that a word?) flavor. I used pecans in mine and I thought it was perfect. I love using this nut chopper to chop my pecans. I store it in the fridge so I can have chopped nuts ready in seconds. Such a time saver!

It was a good thing it makes a small batch or I might have eaten them until I was sick. They are definitely going into my recipe box of favorites! If you love a chewy blondie with a rich buttery flavor, you have got to give this recipe a try!

Yield: 12 Servings

Butterscotch Bars

Name: Butterscotch Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups brown sugar; 1/2 cup melted butter; 1 1/2 tsp maple flavoring; 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2-1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Rich and chewy butterscotch bars with pecans.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1 1/2 tsp maple flavoring
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2-1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Instructions

Cream sugar, butter, and maple flavoring in a mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs. Stir in dry ingredients and nuts. Pour into a greased 9" square pan.

Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack, then cut into bars.

Notes

These bars are pretty rich, so I cut them into smaller sized bars.

Give these rich and chewy Butterscotch Bars a try. They are a delicious bar cookie recipe!

(original recipe – photos updated 11/2016)

More yummy butterscotch recipes you should check out:

Butterscotch Cupcakes
Homemade Butterscotch Pudding
Butterscotch Apple Cookies

Comments

Jeanie says:

October 11, 2018 at 9:32 pm

Hi, could the butter just be softened instead of melted when you cream it with the brown sugar? If it’s melted will it liquefy the sugar? Thanks.

Terri says:

May 1, 2017 at 8:29 pm

What is maple “flavoring”? Can I use real maple syrup instead? Thanks.

- Kara Cook says:
  
  May 2, 2017 at 9:11 pm
  
  Maple flavoring can be found by the vanilla at the grocery store. Like other extracts or flavorings, it has a very concentrated taste, which is why you need such a small amount. Maple syrup would not be a good substitute. Hope you can find some. 🙂