Butterscotch Bars

I went visiting teaching this evening so I tried a new goodie recipe to take. If you like butterscotch or caramel, you will love these!

Note: I cooked mine for about 24 minutes and took them out of the oven even though I was not sure if they were done (don't even bother with the toothpick test). They needed to be cooled down all of the way to cut into bars. This is another recipe I found on Taste and Tell.















Butterscotch Bars
(called Butterscotch Brownies in the book)
adapted from Joy of Cooking

Makes 16 2 1/4 inch squares

1/4 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sweetened coconut (I cut the amount in 1/2.)

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir the brown sugar into the butter, and then set aside to cool slightly.

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9x9-inch pan.

When the butter/sugar mixture has cooled slightly, beat in the egg and the vanilla.

Sift the flour, then re-sift with the baking powder and salt. Mix flour mixture into the sugar mixture. Mix in the coconut.

Pour batter into the prepared dish and bake for 20-25 minutes. Cut into bars when cool.