Scotchsquares Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, with a pastry blender, combine the flour, margarine, almonds and 1/4 cup icing sugar until crumbly.
• With the fingers, press the mixture firmly into an ungreased 9" x 13" baking dish.
• Bake the crust 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool the crust in the dish on a wire rack.
• While the crust is cooling, beat the whipping cream and vanilla extract in a small bowl until stiff peaks form.
• In a medium bowl (you can use the same one as you used for mixing the crust), beat the cream cheese and 1/2 cup icing sugar until light and fluffy.
• With a rubber spatula, fold in 1 cup whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture; spread over the cooled crust.
• Reserve the remaining whipped cream for the topping.
• In a large bowl, with a wire whisk, prepare the pudding mixes as the label directs, but prepare both packages together and use only 3 cups milk.
• Spread the pudding over the cream cheese layer.
• Fold the remaining 2 tablespoons of icing sugar into the reserved whipped cream; spread over the pudding.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.

BUTTERSCOTCH SQUARES

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients.
• Melt butter and add brown sugar. Stir over low heat, until sugar has melted. Remove from heat and add dry ingredients. Add eggs and vanilla; stir in walnuts.
• Spread in an ungreased 9" x 13" baking pan and bake at 300° for 25-30 minutes.

SCOTCHAROOS

Steps:

• Generously butter a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
• In a large pot, mix together corn syrup, sugar, and peanut butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring until peanut butter melts. Bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat, and stir in crisp rice cereal.
• Transfer mixture into a well buttered 9x13 inch pan. With your hands well buttered, pat it down into pan.
• In a medium saucepan, over medium low heat, melt chocolate chips and butterscotch chips until smooth. Spread over top of bars and let bars cool. Cut into squares.

CHEWY SCOTCH SQUARES

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 300.
• Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray,then turn edge up 1/2" all around; set aside.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto sheet of wax paper; set aside.
• Melt butter in large saucepan over maderate heat.
• Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Mix in preserves, then oatmeal, then flour mixture.
• Spread dough in 6" square in middle of foil on baking sheet, then bake 25-30 minutes.
• Dough will spread during baking.
• Cool 15 minutes, then dust with Confectioner's sugar and cut into squares.
• Store in tightly cover container.

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.

FUDGIESCOTCH SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Mix all ingredients in large bowl.
• Pat into 9 inch square pan, either greased wiith butter or sprayed with Butter Flavored Cooking Spray.
• Bake@ 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-35 minutes.
• Cool for at least one hour before cutting into 1 inch squares.

FUDGIE SCOTCH SQUARES

Steps:

• Mix condensed milk, graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and walnuts together well.
• Press into Pam sprayed then well buttered 9 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.
• Cool 45 minutes.
• Cut into squares.