Butterscotch Fruit Cake Bars
Festive, sweet and salty Butterscotch Fruit Cake Bars are an old-fashioned dessert to add to your holiday dessert table. These layered bars are an easy recipe to bake.
Servings: 15
Calories: 291kcal
Ingredients
Cookie Layer:
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Topping:
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 11 ounces butterscotch chips
- ¾ cup chopped candied cherries (red and green)
- ½ cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the sugar and butter. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well.
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
- Add to the sugar mixture and blend together well.
- Spread the batter in a greased 9x13 baking pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- For the topping, beat the egg with the brown sugar.
- Blend in the milk and butter.
- Add the flour, baking soda, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
- Spoon this mixture over the baked cookie layer and spread gently to cover.
- Mix together the butterscotch chips, cherries and nuts.
- Sprinkle these over the topping.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Allow the bars to cool before cutting.
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Notes
The calories shown are based on the bars being cut into 15 pieces, with 1 serving being 1 bar. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**
Nutrition
Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 345mg | Potassium: 54mg | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 270IU | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 0.8mg