Classic Bonnie butterscotch brownies – a retro recipe from the ’60s

Name: Bonnie butterscotch brownies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup Nestle's Butterscotch Morsels; 1/4 cup butter or margarine; 1 cup light brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup sifted flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup walnuts

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Hae ye tried Bonnie butterscotch brownies?

Try ’em quick — They’re brownie-rich, brownie-chewy, butterscotch bonnie. Studded with, naturally, Nestle’s golden butterscotch-flavored morsels.

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Bonnie butterscotch brownies recipe

Bonnie butterscotch brownies

Yield: 2 dozen brownies/blondies

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup Nestle's Butterscotch Morsels
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Melt over hot (not boiling) water one 6-oz. pkg. (1 cup) Nestle's Butterscotch chips, 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Remove from heat.
Stir in 1 cup light brown sugar, packed. Cool 5 minutes. Blend in 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Sift together and stir in 1 cup sifted flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped.
Spread in greased and lightly floured 13" x 9" x 2" pan.
Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes.
Cool. Cut in 2" squares.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 122Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 147mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 0gSugar: 15gProtein: 1g

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Judith Anderson says:

August 4, 2018 at 5:13 pm

I make these brownies all the time!, They are well loved in my family. I add semi sweet chocolate chips to the batter! They are soooo good!

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