Butterscotch Bars
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup butterscotch morsels
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Beat sugars and butter at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 4 minutes).
- Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
- Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir well with a whisk.
- Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in butterscotch chips.
- Spread batter evenly into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on a wire rack.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
This is from Cooking Light magazine, but I changed a few things. I use half the sugar they used in the original, because I think butterscotch chips are too sweet for any more sugar. They called for two egg whites; I use one whole egg. Instead of sprinkling the chips on top, I stir them in, and finally, I bake for a shorter time to keep the bars gooey.
It is more like a cookie than a blondie!