Butterscotch n’ Whiskey Cookie Bars

…or call them Old Man Cookie Bars instead! It has a great butterscotch scent but it still has the nuttiness of a good whiskey; Use Tuthilltown Whiskey instead of Jack Daniel’s for great wood scented cookie bars.

Read the recipe after the jump!

• 1 c. (generous amount) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 c. unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 c. butterscotch chips
• a splash of whiskey (1/8 c.)
  

Preheat the oven to 350F. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and light brown sugar together. In another small bowl, whisk the butter, milk, vanilla, and egg. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry batter. Add in the whiskey and then fold in the butterscotch chips. Pour the batter into a greased 9” square pan. The batter may seem dry because it doesn’t spread across the pan easily; use a spatula to cover the entire pan with the cookie batter. Bake for about 20 minutes; use a toothpick to test the center. The toothpick should not be completely clean but with very small bits of cookie dough on it.

I should add that JELL-O pudding mix is NOT in the recipe but the first picture is just a picture of my groceries. Cookie dough pictures aren’t very interesting anyways…the pudding is for another recipe though: Rum Cupcakes! To be shown another time…