Butterscotch Bonanza Bars

Butterscotch Bonanza Bars

 

½ c. butter, melted

2 c. brown sugar, packed firmly

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 ½ c. flour

OPTIONAL:

Add 2 cups of chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, white chips, chopped nuts, etc.

 

Melt butter in microwave or on stove top. Stir in brown sugar. Add baking powder and salt. Beat 2 eggs, add them to brown sugar mixture. Add vanilla. Add flour in ½ cup increments, mixing well after each addition. Mix in your addition of choice.

 

Spread in greased 13x9 baking dish. (Batter will be stiff). Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. It will look done, but the inside will still be jiggly. Bake a little longer until mostly baked. They are moist cookies.

 

From “Devil's Food Cake Murder” by Joanne Fluke (I reworded a lot of it and cut out all the ‘editorial comments’ by the title character in the book…though it did have a couple of handy tips on how to make your own brown sugar if you run out…)

***I made two batches of these today (I finished the book yesterday or Saturday) because Brian wanted to take cookies to the people he home teaches and I had to take dinner to some new person I got to Visit Teach that just had a baby...and I needed to have some for us, of course!  My first batch I did with 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips - might go with just 1 1/2 c next time. My 2nd batch I did 1 c ss chocolate and 1 pkg (8 oz) chocolate covered Heath toffee bits - yeah, those were my favorite!  They are supposed to be good without anything added if you want, too.