Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Butterscotch oatmeal cookie bars are thick, chewy, and easy to make! A cookie bar full of rolled oats and butterscotch chips.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THEM

Chewy Texture. These bars are think and chewy.

Easy to Make. This recipe uses simple ingredients and is made using just one bowl.

Amazing flavour. If you're a fan of oatmeal cookies than you'll love the taste of these bars. They're not overly sweet and have just the right amount of butterscotch.

INGREDIENTS

• Salted butter - at room temperature
• White sugar
• Brown sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• Baking powder
• Ground cinnamon
• Salt
• Flour - all purpose flour works best
• Rolled oats- also called old fashioned oats, do not use quick oats
• Butterscotch chips

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Start by preheating your oven to 350 F and lining your square baking pan with parchment paper.

In a large bowl beat butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, this usually takes a good 5 minutes.

Add in the egg and vanilla extract and continue to mixing till well combined.

In a separate bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix together.

Mix in the rolled oats.

Fold in the butterscotch chips.

Add dough into the lined baking pan and spread evenly in the pan. I find using your hands works best. Top with a few extra butterscotch chips.

Baking for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

Let bars fully cool to room temperature in the pan before removing and slicing.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

STORING THE BARS

Store bars at room temperature in an airtight container. They keep for 4 days after baking.

WHAT DOES SPOONED AND LEVELLED FLOUR MEAN?

Spooned and levelled flour refers to the way of measuring flour. To properly measure flour you should scoop spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and then scrape with a knife to level off the access. 

Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour cause the flour to compress and getting more than the recipe calls for.

CAN I USE QUICK OATS?

No, for this recipe you need to use rolled oats (also called old fashioned oats). Quick oats will change the texture of the bar.

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Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Jessie M

Butterscotch oatmeal cookie bars are thick, chewy, and easy to make! A cookie bar full of rolled oats and butterscotch chips.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Canadian

Servings 16 bars

Equipment

• 8x8 square baking pan

Ingredients

  

• 1/2 C salted butter at room temperature
• 1/2 C white sugar
• 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 C all purpose flour spooned and levelled*
• 1 & 1/2 C rolled oats
• 1 C butterscotch chips plus extra for topping the bars

Instructions

 

• Start by preheating your oven to 350 F and lining your square baking pan with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl beat butter and sugars together until light and fluffy, this usually takes a good 5 minutes.
  1/2 C salted butter, 1/2 C white sugar, 1/2 C brown sugar
• Add in the egg and vanilla extract and continue to mixing till well combined.
  1 large egg, 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• In a separate bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 C all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix together.
• Mix in the rolled oats.
  1 & 1/2 C rolled oats
• Fold in the butterscotch chips.
  1 C butterscotch chips
• Add dough into the lined baking pan and spread evenly in the pan. I find using your hands works best. Top with a few extra butterscotch chips.
• Baking for 25 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.

  Let bars fully cool to room temperature in the pan before removing and slicing.

Notes

Spooned and levelled flour refers to the way of measuring flour. To properly measure flour you should scoop spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and then scrape with a knife to level off the access. Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour cause the flour to compress and getting more than the recipe calls for.

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