Butterscotch Bars
The following recipe and photography were provided by our partner, Megan Weimer of Dollop of Dough.
These butterscotch bars are chewy, buttery dessert bars that are super easy to make with a handful of pantry-staple ingredients. They have gooey pockets of butterscotch chips throughout and come together in about 30 minutes!
Perfect for parties, bake sales, or family treats, these butterscotch bars strike the ideal balance between rich flavor and effortless preparation.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe:
- It is a one bowl recipe. This recipe requires just one mixing bowl for easy clean up.
- Easily customizable. You can mix semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped chocolate, rainbow sprinkles, or chopped nuts into the batter instead of butterscotch chips!


Butterscotch Bars
Cook time: 25min Prep time: 10min Total time: 35
Servings: 18
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227g) Heinen’s Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1 ¾ cup (372g) Heinen’s Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 Heinen’s Cage Free Large Eggs, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (195g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup (200g) butterscotch chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Then whisk in the eggs until combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet with a rubber spatula until just a few dry streaks remain, then fold in the butterscotch chips.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it into an even layer. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges are golden brown.
- Let the bars cool in the pan for about 30 minutes, then slice and top with additional butterscotch chips.

