Chocolate Chip Butterscotch Bars

By lindybug

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 3 Tbsp butterscotch chips
• Cooking spray
• 3 Tbsp chopped pecans

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at med. speed for 2 min or until mixture resembles damp sand. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

3. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until blended. Stir in 3 Tbsp chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Spread batter evenly into an 8" square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle batter with nuts; lightly press into batter with fingers. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 min or until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut into 16 2-3" squares.

4. Place remaining 1 Tbsp chips in a small heavy duty ziplock bag; seal. Microwave on high 1 min or until melted. Snip a hole in one corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over bars.