Buttermilk Bars

Submitted by Temperance

"One of my absolute favorite treats when I was a child. They have a maple flavor to them and are best enjoyed with a glass of cold iced tea."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄8 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar

directions

1. Cream 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
2. Add egg, beat well.
3. Sift flour and baking soda together and add alternately with buttermilk to egg mixture.
4. Add nuts.
5. Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 in a 9x13 pan.
6. For the topping: Bring topping ingredients to a boil (1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/8 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla). Boil 2 minutes. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix well.
7. Spread on cooled bars.

Reviews

[I Love Figs]

These were delicious and super moist, but the topping was a little bit tricky and I wished I'd gotten more of a heads up on what to expect with it. All was fine until the last step of adding powdered sugar - when I did so, the mixture immediately clumped up and began to crumble and dry out. It was a crumbly mess. I fixed it by adding about a tablespoon of melted butter and a small amount of water and putting it back on the heat, while whisking. It eventually came back together and to a smooth consistency. When I poured it onto the bars, it hardened up pretty rapidly and I was not able to get as even of a spread as I wanted. Still, delicious.

 

[BamaBelle30]

The kids really enjoyed these! Very sweet, but very good! Thanks for sharing!!