Shelly's Recipe

MIXED-NUT BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Category: Bars

1 cup plus 2 tbsp butter (divided use)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 tbsp water
1 1/2 cups mixed nuts

Preheat oven to 350. Mix 1 cup softened butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Press in the bottom of an ungreased 13x9 inch pan. Bake until browned, about 25 minutes. Cool.

Mix butterscotch chips, corn syrup, 2 tbsp butter and water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until melted. Cool.

Spread butterscotch mixture over cooled cookie base. Sprinkle coarsely chopped mixed nuts on top of butterscotch mixture, pressing gently into topping. Chill until firm, about 1 hour, and cut into bars. Makes about 3 dozen bars.