Butterscotch Brownies
Sep 11, 2018, Updated Jun 26, 2023
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This butterscotch brownies recipe is chewy and sweet. Made with butter and brown sugar, this recipe is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. This is one of my all time favorite desserts!
If you love dessert bars be sure to try these: Blonde Brownies, Banana Brownies, Strawberry Bars and Pumpkin Magic Bars.
When I married my husband, my mother-n-law gave me a book of recipes she made for their family. This chewy butterscotch brownie recipe was one of the many gems I found and I have to say one of my favorites.
Ingredients needed
Brown sugar – Brown sugar gives this dessert it’s nice, rich taste.
Eggs – Helps to bind the bars together.
Vanilla – Adds a hint of sweetness.
Unsalted Butter – If you use salted butter, omit salt from recipe.
All-purpose flour
Baking powder and salt
Brownie or blondie
Technically I think these dessert bars are actually blondies. I am calling them brownies because they are chewy and have a similar texture to a brownie not a cookie. Blondies have a brown sugar base instead of cocoa and have a butterscotch flavor…yum!
How to make butterscotch brownies
- Place brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and butter in mixing bowl. Mix until combined.
- Slowly mix in combination of flour, baking powder and salt.
- Pour batter into prepared 9 x 13 rimmed half sheet pan. I like to line mine with parchment paper. If not using parchment, spray with non-stick spray.
- Bake for 30 minutes and then let cool.
Recipe tips
- I prefer using light brown sugar for this recipe. You can use dark brown sugar but I think the light gives the right amount of sweetness.
- Don’t over cook the brownies. When you take them out of the oven they might not seem quite done. Let them sit and cool and they will be perfect.
- Make sure butter is softened before mixing.
- Use parchment paper to line pan and easily lift brownies out once cooled. This makes it super easy to cut into pretty squares.
How to store
Store these gooey butterscotch brownie bars in an airtight container for 3-4 days. But trust me, they won’t last that long!
More delicious desserts
- Congo Squares – Chocolate chip cookies in bar form.
- German Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies – These chocolate chip cookies are covered with a German Chocolate Cake frosting! Yum!
- Oatmeal Fudge Bars – Chewy and chocolaty, these bars are always a huge hit!
- Apricot Nectar Cake – Love this refreshing cake.
- Lemon Cake Mix Cookies – Super easy dessert recipe.
Butterscotch Brownies Recipe
If you love the chewy texture of a brownie, you will love this butterscotch version! I hope they become one of your family favorites too! If you try this recipe be sure to rate and leave a comment.
Enjoy! ~Heather
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Butterscotch Brownies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Either spray 9×13 half sheet pan (or brownie pan) with non-stick spray or line with parchment paper.
- Add softened butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs to mixing bowl. Mix until combined.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix until combined.
- Bake for 30 minutes and remove from oven. Let cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Don’t over cook the brownies. When you take them out of the oven they might not seem quite done. Let them sit and cool and they will be perfect.
- Make sure butter is softened before mixing.
- Use parchment paper to line pan and easily lift brownies out once cooled.
- These are a really chewy consistency, not cakey.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I replaced 1 cup of brown sugar with unsweetened applesauce and 1/2 cup flour with almond flour and added 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Thank you for all the tips, eespecially on the baking time. Are you baking in a glass 9 x 13?
I have a similar recipe except mine calls for chopped pecans. When I make these, I will add one one-half cup of chopped pecans.
I made the butterscotch for the firsf time and its perfect but for the 2nd and 3rd time, it was like a cake. i didnt know what i did differently. Pleass help me
Easy and delicious took them to a church dinner and they were a huge hit!
these are great! i omitted one cup of sugar, and added one cup of butterscotch chips. baked for 33 min and left to cool completely in the pan. they were perfect!! so nice and chewy.
Glass pan? metal pan?
I bake them in a 9 x 13 metal “brownie” style pan.
I cut the sugar by 1/3 and added chocolate chips- semi sweet
You say in instructions to bake for 40-50 minutes but in post you said you only baked for 30 minutes. Thankfully I read in time to pull out at the 30 minute mark.
I’m so excited to try this recipe but how long do they actually bake? One part of the recipe says 30 minutes but the other says 40-50 minutes
Check them at the 30 minutes mark but they might need up to 40 minutes.
I made these for my golf group and they were a huge hit. I did alter the recipe a bit by cutting the amt of sugar, using
1 cup each of light brown and dark brown sugars. I also added chopped pecans.