Chewy Scotch Squares Recipes

CHEWY CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• BEAT butter and brown sugar in medium bowl until smooth and fluffy. Beat in extract. Mix in flour, baking powder and oats until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1/2-cup for topping. Pat remaining crumbs into bottom of prepared pan.
• SPOON preserves evenly over crumb crust in pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping.
• BAKE 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.

SOUTHERN CHESS SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Mix together the cake mix, melted butter and the egg. Stir in the chopped pecans. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time until blended.
• Pour cream cheese mixture over crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Cool in the pan, then cut into squares before serving.

OATMEAL SCOTCHIES IN A PAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large mixing bowl, mash the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together until smooth and creamy, and beat in the eggs to make a creamy mixture. Gradually beat in the flour mixture, rolled oats, and 1 1/2 cup of butterscotch chips.
• Press the dough into the prepared baking dish, and sprinkle the top with remaining 1/2 cup of butterscotch chips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan before cutting into bars and serving.

CHEWY PECAN SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Mix brown sugar, baking mix, eggs, pecans, margarine, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; spread into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until brown and bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Cut into 2-inch squares.

CHOCOLATE-CHEWY SCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In saucepan, melt chocolate chips, condensed milk, and 2 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• Set aside.
• In another saucepan, melt 1 cup of butter.
• Remove from heat and beat in brown sugar and eggs.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Spread half of mixture in an ungreased 15x10 jellyroll pan.
• Drizzle chocolate mixture over dough in pan, and spread evenly.
• Dot top of chocolate mixture with remaining brown sugar dough and swirl a butter knife through the dough to marble.
• Bake 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool and cut into bars.

CHOCO CHEWY SCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• In a microwavable bowl or double broiler, melt together chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and two tablespoons butter. Set aside.
• To make dough, in a two-quart saucepan over medium heat combine melted butter and brown sugar. Mix until brown sugar is dissolved and remove from heat. Add to saucepan flour, salt, vanilla, chopped nuts, flaked coconut and eggs. Mix well. Spread half of dough mixture in a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan greased with non-stick spray. Drizzle melted chocolate mixture over dough in pan. Dot top of chocolate mixture with remaining dough.
• Bake at 350 F for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown and set in the middle. Cool well on a wire rack for one or two hours. Cut into 48 bars. Store tightly covered.

CHEWY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare a 9"x13" baking pan by greasing with shortening and dusting with flour; set aside.
• Place the cake mix, egg and softened stick of butter in a food processor. Process until thoroughly mixed, about a minute. Mixture will be crumbly then will form into a dough.
• Scoop mixture into the prepared pan and press evenly. (I place a piece of plastic wrap over and press with my hand.).
• No need to clean the processor's bowl. To the emptied food processor bowl, place the softened cream cheese, 2 eggs and confections' sugar (hold out a couple of tablespoons if using for dusting). Start pulsing then process until smooth; about a minute. Pour mixture over the cake layer, spreading evenly.
• Bake 300 degress for approximatley 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool completely. Dust (best done using a sieve) with remaining confections sugar, if desired. Cut into squares.

CHEWY SCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Microwave first 4 ingredients in microwave safe bowl at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until butter and chocolate melt- stirring twice- mixture will be smooth and thick.
• Stir together 1 cup melted butter and brown sugar, add eggs and vanilla until well blended; stir in chocolate mixture, flour and salt until smooth and stir in pecans.
• Pour into greased 13x9-inch pan and bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean--do not overbake.
• Cool on wire rack before cutting into bars; serve with ice cream if desired.
• Store well wrapped at room temperature or chilled for a couple of days or freeze for longer storage.

SCOTCH BARS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars.
• Add vanilla and egg yolks and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add flour and oats and blend well.
• Spread in a greased 7"x11" pan and bake at 325 for 25 minutes or until the top is just starting to brown.
• Meanwhile, melt the chocolate chips, ideally in the top of a double boiler.
• Remove the pan from the oven, let sit for five minutes, and spread melted chocolate on top. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Let cool until chocolate is completely set, then cut into squares and stand back.

CHOCOLATE CHEWY SQUARES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large bowl, mixing well.
• Using no-stick cooking spray, lightly grease 13X9 pan and then spread mixture evenly into pan.
• Bake at 350* for 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting into squares.*.
• *important to cool completely so it sets up firmly before cutting.