Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars

by olga

Servings:

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (6 oz) pkg. semisweet chocolate pieces
1/2 cup chopped nuts

BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING:

1/3 cup soft butter or margarine
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon light cream
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

GARNISH:

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8 x 8 x 2 inch baking pan.

Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Melt butter in small saucepan. Add sugar; stir, over low heat, until sugar is melted.

Turn into medium b owl; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.

Stir in flour mixture, 1 package chocolate, and the nuts, mixing well.

Turn into prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes.

Let cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost with butterscotch frosting; garnish with chocolate pieces. Cut into bars. Makes 20

FOR THE BUTTERSCOTCH FROSTING: In medium bowl, with portable electric mixer at high speed, beat butter until light. Gradually beat in sugar; beat until fluffy.

At low speed, beat in cream and vanilla. If frosting seems too soft to spread, refrigerate 10 minutes before using. Makes 1 cup.

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