Oatmeal Butterscotch Bars

KMSoprano's Note:

The first time I made this I ate the whole pan. The second time I made this I ate the whole pan. The third time I made this I told my friends to keep me away from the darn pan and they ate the whole thing. Now we are all really fat and I need 3 new baking pans... =)

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 bars

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup butter , softened (plus a little more to grease the pan)
• ¾ cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (or a bit more)
• 3 cups regular oatmeal , uncooked
• 1 (12 ounce) package butterscotch chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a 9x13 pan with butter.
3. Combine flour, soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. In a large mixing bowl cream butter, then add sugar and mix until fluffy.
5. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
6. Gradually add flour mixture.
7. Stir in oatmeal and the butterscotch chips.
8. Spread in prepared pan and bake for 22 to 28 minutes.
9. If they seem to be getting to brown on the edges, and are still quite gooey in the center lower the oven temp to 325°F for the last 10 minutes or so.

Reviews

[sharon.carnevale]

These turned out very very good. I used regular oats - not quick or instant, and they were not dry and did not crumble. They were moist and delicious!!!

[Betti Spageddi]

This was one of my favorites from a long time ago. I made this the other night and ate quite a few and they were delicious! My husband ate quite a few as well. I woke up the next morning and found one of the sticks of butter left on my counter! Needless to say, they are great with only one stick of butter! I also used brown sugar and more cinnamon (because I like cinnamon). I cooked it on the lower setting for a few minutes longers. I also think if one would want, you could use half the amount of butterscotch chips and come out with still an abundance of butterscotch flavor. No matter what, they are delicious.

[Rachel in NC]

I really wanted to love these and was so disappointed. Sadly I agree with the one other person that they were too dry and brittle. I baked to bring for a family gathering and left them at home as I was too embarrassed to share with others.