Crunchy Nut Bars

Ingredients

• ½ cup margarine or butter
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1½ cup sifted flour
• 1 can 12-ounce mixed nuts
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup butterscotch chips

Method

1. Cream 1/2 cup butter and the brown sugar; stir in the flour. Press the crumbly mixture over the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
2. Top with the nuts, chopped if desired. Combine the corn syrup, 2 tablespoons butter and butterscotch chips; stir over medium heat until smooth. Pour over the nuts.
3. Continue baking 10 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.

Notes

Good/Excellent. Can be frozen after baking (cool & cut before). Yield: 6 dozen. From Norma Peer. (This card also appears filed under Candies in the collection.)

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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