Light Butterscotch Bars

Submitted by hannahactually

"This is a WW/Cooking Light recipe. These bars are truly delicious; you cannot tell that they are much lower in fat and calories than most. They're dense and full of flavor! (EXCHANGES: 1-1/2 starch; 1/2 fat PER SERVING: Calories 142; Fat 4.3g (saturated fat 2.6g); Protein 1.6g; Carbohydrate 24g; Fiber 0.3g; Cholesterol 8mg; Iron 0.6mg; Sodium 95mg; Calcium 24mg)"

 

• Ready In: 42mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 16 bars
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butterscotch chips
• cooking spray

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Beat sugars and butter with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended (about 4.
3. minutes).
4. Add egg whites and vanilla; beat well.
5. Lightly spoon flour into dry.
6. measuring cups, and level with a knife.
7. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir.
8. well with a whisk.
9. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed just until blended.
10. Stir in morsels.
11. Spread batter evenly into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.
12. Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Cool in pan on a wire rack.

Reviews

[Kasha]

Very sweet, but very easy to do and tasty. I wouldn't have known it was relatively low fat. I think it is the brown sugar that makes it. Very impressive low amount of butter in the recipe, and I used 41% butter and cut the fat more, no effect on the recipe. A nice recipe.