Halfway Cashew Butterscotch Bars
A cozy dessert featuring a soft blondie base, butterscotch chips, crunchy cashews, and a fluffy brown sugar meringue. Warm, gooey, and especially delicious straight from the oven.
Equipment
- 1 mixer stand or hand
- 1 cake pan 9X13
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar separated
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs separated
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp water
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 pkg butterscotch chips you can sub chocolate, if desired
- 1 1/2 cups cashew pieces
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees
- Cream together butter, granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup of the brown sugar
- Add 2 egg yolks and combine fully
- Mix in vanilla and water
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in separate bowl
- Slowly blend dry mixture into wet ingredients
- Spread batter into prepared 9X13 pan
- Sprinkle with butterscotch chips and cashew pieces (batter should be mostly covered)
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form
- Add the remaining one cup of brown sugar in 3 batches (1/3 cup measurements)
- Combine each fully and then whip whole mixture to firm/stiff peaks
- Spread egg whites over the top of bars
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until edges of bars and top of meringue brown a bit