Butterscotch Almond Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13" x 9" baking dish.
• 3 combine flour and baking powder; set aside.
• 4 blend in sugar into melted butter.
• 5 beat in eggs and vanilla.
• 6 stir in flour mixture.
• 7 spread batter into greased prepared baking pan (don't pack down too hard).
• 8 bake for 20 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven.
• 10 to prepare nutty topping: melt butter in small saucepan.
• 11 add and mix in sugar, cornsyrup, water a salt.
• 12 bring mixture to boil; boil 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 13 stir in sliced almonds.
• 14 spread nutty topping evenly over baked crust.
• 15 bake 15 minutes longer.
• 16 cool.
• 17 melt chocolate; drizzle over bars.
• 18 cut into bars.