Butterscotch Brownies
These delectable Butterscotch Brownies are just full of brown sugar, chocolate chips, pecans, and marshmallows. A nice change of pace from all chocolate.
These Butterscotch Brownies are a recipe I’ve had since back in the 70’s. They take almost no time to mix up and make a nice occasional change from the usual chocolate brownie.
Sometimes you just need a little something sweet, don’t you? Whether it’s at the end of a meal, with a cup of coffee in the morning, or for an after school snack, a little sweet bite almost never goes amiss. And if it’s homemade and the recipe is super easy, then all the better.
Now, technically, I’m not sure whether I should call this a brownie or a blondie. It does have some chocolate in it, but that’s definitely not the predominant flavor.
They’re quite sweet and buttery, so you can cut them into small squares, and they’ll go a long way. I hope you’ll give these a try!
Recipe Snapshot
Cuisine: American
Cooking Method: Oven/Stovetop
Total Time: 40 Minutes
Servings: 9
Primary Ingredient(s): Butterscotch chips, butter, flour, brown sugar, marshmallows, pecans, chocolate chips
Skill Level: Easy
How I Make Butterscotch Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9” square baking pan by greasing the bottom and sides.
- Melt the butterscotch chips with the butter in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until all chips are melted. Set aside and allow to cool until just lukewarm.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butterscotch chips, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, and vanilla. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Mix in the marshmallows, mini-chocolate chips, and pecans.
- Using buttered fingers, spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. The center will be soft but will firm while cooling. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
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Butterscotch Brownies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butterscotch chips
- ¼ cup butter
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- 6 ounces semi-sweet mini-chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9” square baking pan by greasing the bottom and sides.
- Melt the butterscotch chips with the butter in a heavy bottomed pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until all chips are melted. Set aside and allow to cool until just lukewarm.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the melted butterscotch chips, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, and vanilla. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Mix in the marshmallows, mini-chocolate chips, and pecans.
- Using buttered fingers, spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes. The center will be soft but will firm while cooling. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
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I’m Lana Stuart, an award-winning cookbook author, food blogger, and lifelong cook raised deep in Southwest Georgia. I started Lana’s Cooking in 2009 to share the tried-and-true recipes I grew up with. Around here, the food is full of flavor, the traditions run deep, and there’s always room at the table.
Oh my word! All those chocolate chips are calling my name!
I’ve never seen a brownie/blondie like this before – they look awesome!
I love butterscotch. I love brownies. You can see where I’m going with this, right? ;)
Way too many butterscotch blondie recipes don’t call for melting the chips. They’re just blondies with butterscotch chips. Imposters. ;) Absolutely love this recipe! I adore butterscotch.
Yuuuuummmmm!! How amazing would these be, with a cup of hot coffee!! Great recipe :)
I’m pretty sure these are going to be my new favorite
I pretty sure these would be a HUGE hit at our house!
Tomato, tomahto, potato, potahto…..
Don’t call them, eat them! Looks great.
Miss P
For some reason looking at the ‘prep’ photos I had the urge to eat the dough! Could be I haven’t had dinner and I particularly like butterscotch. I wasn’t going to wait for those puppies to bake. Lol!
I don’t normally talk about ME, but please take note of the slight name change from Wild Goose Tea. New web design too—whoopee and adding some new features along the way.
Oh yum – these butterscotch brownies are calling my name!
I’m a big fan of butterscotch so I know this recipe would be a favorite of mine. I can’t wait to give it a go!
I don’t care what you call it, I just wish I had a piece when my sweet craving attacked earlier today!
Mmm those look awesome! I love butterscotch, so I think I’d love these bars :)
So good – thank you!
I’ve never heard of butterscotch brownies, but I love trying something new! YUM!
Blondies..brownies..whatever you want to call them. Just pass the plate to me! :)