Butterscotch Fudge Bars Recipe

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You can't go wrong with this dessert. Everyone will savor these homemade treats. The trick is to eat just one!—Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana

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Butterscotch Fudge Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, cubed
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
1 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter and chocolate; stir until smooth. Stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Cool to lukewarm. Stir in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into chocolate mixture until blended. Stir in chips.
Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 278 calories, 15 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 39 mg cholesterol, 137 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Butterscotch Fudge Bars in Taste of Home December/January 2005, p49