Bakery Style Butterscotch Bars

These thick, chewy, gooey butterscotch bars taste as if they came straight from a bakery! With a sweet & salty, rich buttery flavor they are the perfect, easy treat when you want to impress!

Course Dessert

Keyword butterscotch bars

Prep Time 10

Total Time 45

Servings

Calories 415kcal

Author Melissa Rose

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter you will be melting this
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoon salt If using unsalted butter, don't skip the salt!
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butterscotch baking chips I use Nestle Tollhouse

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. While preheating, be sure to read tips & tricks in post above for recipe success.
Warm the unsalted butter (1 cup, i.e. 2 sticks) in a microwave-safe bowl or saucepan until it’s just melted.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the unsalted butter with the light brown sugar (1 cup) and granulated sugar (1 cup). Stir until combined. (I recommend mixing this by hand rather than a mixer.)
Stir in the eggs (2 large) and vanilla extract (1 tablespoon), followed by the baking powder (1 teaspoon) and salt (1 ½ teaspoons).
Mix in cornstarch (1 tablespoon) and all-purpose flour (2 ½ cups), followed by the butterscotch chips (1 cup). Mix the dough until well-combined.
Generously grease a metal 9x13 pan. If you plan to remove the bars from the pan, I also recommend lining the bottom with parchment paper.
Spread dough into an even layer in pan. Sprinkle on some extra butterscotch chips for added presentation. Bake for 26-28 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden brown and then center no longer looks wet (they will look a tad underbaked, as this is the key to a soft, gooey bar).
Cut into 12-24 bars (I like to cut them big) and enjoy! Store in an airtight container for 3-4 days.

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