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The name says it all for these bars. With caramels, butterscotch chips and pudding, they're ooey, gooey and finger-lickin' good! Sugar cookie mix speeds up prep time during the busy holidays, and the easy recipe makes a big batch! —Carol Brewer, Fairborn, Ohio
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Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 199 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 161 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
Originally published as Gooey Butterscotch Bars in Simple & Delicious November/December 2009, p35
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Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2012 by CDurfee86
Very, very good!!!
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2012 by mjlouk
These were good but very sweet. Great with coffee!
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2012 by wintermom9597
A huge hit with my family and my teenage son's friends! Easy, delicious. I used cashews instead of mixed nuts, but that was the only change I made. Love these bars!
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2012 by amy32180
These were so good and so easy to make. I used half butterscotch chips and half chocolate chips. Took them to work and about 5 people wanted the recipe!
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2012 by aamundson
Very rich....you don't need a big piece even if you think you want it!
Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2012 by _Violet_
I made these and ...delicious!Telly
I made these and ...delicious!
Telly
Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2012 by kpcplilly02
This is a favorite everywhere I take them. I always get asked for the recipe. It is very easy to make
Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2012 by seekere
Very Good!!!
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by deeter18
I made my own sugar cookie dough for this recipe and just added the pudding, etc. These are so yummy! My family had them devoured in a day! Thanks for sharing this!
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2011 by jajm6
Our family loves these -- I use roasted peanuts. Sometimes I add some mini marshmellows on top of the cookie layer and then pour the caramel mixture over it to make more of a "salted nut roll" type bar.
Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2011 by Not_Spacy
I used vanilla pudding to balance out the butterscotch power of the chips which enabled me to add a few extra. I exchanged the macadamia nuts for the mixed nuts, and they were an awesome complement to the other flavors.
Reviewed on May. 07, 2011 by rickjen2196
My son has a peanut allergy so I used rice chex in place of the nuts. It was good but I think if I make it again I will not add the butterscotch chips on top it made it a little too sweet.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2011 by hyladavis
Made for meeting at school. They loved them. For those that butterscotch is not there favorite, I decided to change a few ingredients. I used vanilla pudding in with the sugar cookie mix, then put vanilla and milk chocolate chips and pecans.on top of the carmel layer. Then to make everyone happy I put half butterscotch chips and then then other chocolate/vanilla on the other! Two deserts in one!
Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2011 by thedawsons4881
This is super easy and SUPER delicious. Everyone raved!
Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by Carollizc
I can see me making these at the holidays, and subbing salted macadamia nuts for the mixed nuts. My sister, especially, will love them - macadamias are her favourites, and we cook with them only at the holidays, to make them more special.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2011 by lightedway
These are sweet! Mine came out just like the picture. Didn't have a sugar cookie mix so I used a yellow cake mix, 1 pkg instant butterscotch pudding, 1/2 cup of butter and one egg. Mix until crumbly, add chopped Butterfinger candy bars, press into pan and bake for 20-22 mins. Also didn't have caramels on hand so I made caramel sauce. It worked well. I agree these didn't pack well into lunches because of the "Gooeyness". They did freeze well for me. I loved them.
Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2010 by liketocook43
I made this to take to a Boy Scout family picnic. Everybody wanted the recipe, it was delicious. I used dry roasted peanuts instead of mixed nuts, so it would have more of a sweet & salty taste. I also used half butterscotch chips and half milk chocolate chips on top. Next time I might try all milk chocolate. AWESOME bars!!!
Reviewed on Apr. 05, 2010 by Amy the Midwife
I would make this recipe again. It was very good, but the cookie part was a little drier than I had anticipated. More butter, maybe?
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2009 by jeditchr
In a word---WOW! Very easy to make. A great recipe to do with young cooks. They are delicious and VERY gooey (even several days later). "Gooey" made them difficult to put in lunch boxes, but we compromised and just enjoyed them at home. :)
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by Nichollette
The recipe was very simple. I used more milk when melting the caramel bits. At first, I thought it was too sweet, but my friends thought otherwise. I also used walnuts instead of mixed nuts.
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