Description
Butterscotch Bars are chewy, rich dessert bars packed with gooey butterscotch chips and brown sugar flavor.
This easy one-bowl recipe creates soft centers and golden edges.
Perfect for bake sales, holidays, and everyday treats.
A simple homemade bar cookie recipe anyone can make.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line 9×13 pan with parchment.
- 2. Whisk melted butter and sugars until smooth.
- 3. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- 4. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 5. Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture.
- 6. Stir in butterscotch chips.
- 7. Spread evenly in pan.
- 8. Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden and set.
- 9. Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Do not overbake for chewy texture.
- Use room temperature eggs.
- Add nuts for crunch.
- Sprinkle flaky salt on top.
- Store airtight up to 4 days.
- Freeze up to 3 months.
- Rotate pan halfway through baking.
- Cool fully before cutting.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Butterscotch Bars, chewy butterscotch bars, bar cookies, easy dessert bars