BUTTERSCOTCH
OAT BARS
(Yield: 6 dozen)
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup finely chopped nuts
½ cup flaked coconut
1 12-ounce package butterscotch morsels
½ cup finely chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan
with non-stick vegetable spray.
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat thoroughly. Blend in flour.
Stir in oats, nuts, and coconut. Spread in prepared jelly-roll pan.
Bake for 20 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
In a double boiler, melt butterscotch morsels; remove from heat.
Spread evenly over the cookie layer. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.
Cut into 2x1-inch bars.
 
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