Shelly's Recipe

MIXED-NUT BUTTERSCOTCH BARS

Category: Bars

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter (divided use)
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butterscotch chips
½ cup corn syrup
1 tablespoon water
1½ cups mixed nuts

Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix 1 cup softened butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Press in the bottom of an ungreased 9x13-inch pan. Bake until browned, about 25 minutes. Cool.

Mix butterscotch chips, corn syrup, 2 tablespoons 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.