Confetti Caramel Bars
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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/2 bag (11-oz size) butterscotch chips (1 cup)
  • 1 1/2 to 2 cups assorted candies and nuts (such as candy corn, candy-coated chocolate candies and salted peanuts)
DIRECTIONS
  1. Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, 1 cup butter, the vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour. Press evenly in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until light brown. Cool 20 minutes.
  2. In 1-quart saucepan, heat corn syrup and 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils. Stir in chips until melted.
  3. Immediately spread butterscotch mixture over baked layer. Sprinkle with candies and nuts; gently press into butterscotch mixture. Cool at least 2 hours until butterscotch mixture is firm (do not refrigerate).
  4. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows.