Butterscotch Cashew Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened, plus or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened or 2 tablespoons margarine, to grease pan
• 1 (10 ounce) package butterscotch chips
• 10 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 teaspoons water
• 2 1/2 cups salted cashews, halves

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream the 1 cup of butter and brown sugar.
• 2 combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture just until combined.
• 3 press into a greased 15x10 inch baking pan.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 5 meanwhile, combine butterscotch chips, corn syrup, butter and water in a saucepan.
• 6 cook and stir over medium heat until chips and butter are melted.
• 7 spread over crust.
• 8 sprinkle with cashews, press down lightly.
• 9 bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until topping is bubbly and lightly browned.
• 10 cool on a wire rack.
• 11 cut into bars.