Soft brown butter brownies loaded with butterscotch chips and drizzled with salted caramel sauce, these Butterscotch Blondies are the dessert your dreams are made of!!
Chef Jessica Approved ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
- Sweet and salty flavor – With the rich butterscotch and salty fleur de sel topping, this is the perfect combination of sweet and salty goodness!
- Perfect texture – My goal was to create soft, blondies that still had a strong brown sugar element paired with the nuttiness of brown butter, and I think I nailed it!
- Pair with other desserts – These blondies are great for pairing with a heaping scoop of Salted Caramel Ice Cream or Butter Ice Cream.
Your Shopping List
While you might already have most of these butterscotch blondies ingredients on hand, there may be a couple you need to pick up from the store.
- Butter – I like my butter to be room temperature before starting. It alleviates the risk of melting it when trying to soften in the microwave! I also use unsalted butter so that I can control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Light brown sugar – I like to use light brown sugar, but if you like a stronger molasses flavor you can use dark brown.
- Sugar – White granulated sugar, when paired with brown sugar, is the perfect ingredients to sweeten these blondies.
- Eggs – It is usually recommended to use room temperature eggs when baking. Always assume a recipe is calling for large eggs.
- Flour – Regular all purpose flour is what we need here. It provides structure to our cookie bars.
- Baking soda – In order to achieve that perfect soft and chewy texture, we need to add a leavening agent like baking soda.
- Salt – If you used salted butter above, you can omit this. Salt accentuates all flavors, including sweet.
- Butterscotch chips – These are butterscotch blondies after all! They add both texture and flavor to these blondies.
- Caramel sauce – Just to amp up the flavor a bit, I like to drizzle mine with a good amount of caramel sauce. Optional of course!
- Fleur de sel – If you can’t find fleur de sel, any type of flaky sea salt or finishing salt will do the trick. You won’t be able to resist that sweet and salty flavor after you take that first bite.
Get Baking!
Making homemade butterscotch blondies are as easy as pie when you follow these simple steps.
- Prepare oven and baking dish. Preheat your oven and coat a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Beat butter and sugar. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter until pale and fluffy. Add sugar, continue to beat.
- Add eggs. Add eggs, one at a time. This ensures that each egg is fully incorporated into the batter.
- Sift dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to wet ingredients. Do not overmix.
- Fold in butterscotch chips. Fold in butterscotch chips by hand. Spread into prepared baking dish.
- Bake, until it passes the toothpick test. The toothpick should come out clean after being inserted into the center of the blondies.
- Cool and cut. Remove and allow to cool completely before cutting into evenly sized bars.
5S Philosophy 👩🏻
- Salt – In this particular recipe, it helps to cut out some of the sweetness of the caramel and the molasses of the brown sugar while simultaneously enhancing both of those flavors.
- Seasonings – If you’d like to add more warmth and flavor to these blondies, try adding a splash of vanilla extract.
- Sauces – Consider drizzling the tops of these blondies with something like salted caramel sauce or even butterscotch sauce! You can even use a Pecan Caramel Sauce, if you wish.
- Swaps – Although butterscotch is the main flavor here, you could swap the butterscotch chips for regular chocolate chips or even peanut butter chips for a different flavor.
- Senses – Like walking into a bakery, these butterscotch blondies will fill your home with the aroma of warm flavors.
Storage and Freezing
How to Store
These butterscotch blondes will last at room temperature in an airtight container for up to two days.
Can I Freeze Butterscotch Blondies?
You can freeze these blondies for up to 3 months. These are best enjoyed at room temperature (no one likes cold brownies!) so allow them to come up to room temp to enjoy any leftovers.
More Fun Dessert Bars
There’s nothing like a good handheld dessert. These brownies and bars are some of our favorites.
Butterscotch Blondies
Butterscotch Blondies are soft brown butter brownies loaded with butterscotch chips and drizzled with salted caramel sauce.
Servings:
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce
- Fleur de sel
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F . Coat a 9×13 baking dish with 2 teaspoons vegetable shortening. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the 3/4 cup unsalted butter until it is pale and fluffy. Add the 3/4 cup light brown sugar1/2 cup sugar, continue to beat for 2 more minutes.
- Add the 2 eggs, one at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Sift together the 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Gradually ad the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just mixed. Do not overmix.
- Fold in the 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips by hand.
- Spread the batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
- Remove and allow to cool completely before cutting into 16 bars. Drizzle with the 1/2 cup caramel sauce and sprinkle with Fleur de sel, if desired.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let me know how it was in the comments or star ratings.
Nutrition
Calories: 284 kcal, Carbohydrates: 47 g, Protein: 2 g, Fat: 9 g, Saturated Fat: 5 g, Cholesterol: 44 mg, Sodium: 315 mg, Potassium: 46 mg, Sugar: 29 g, Vitamin A: 320 IU, Calcium: 21 mg, Iron: 0.9 mg
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My husband lost his actual mind over these! They are so delicious. Great recipe.
These fabulous butterscotch blondies are totally drool worthy. My family are going to go crazy for these.
OOH I cannot wait to make these! The pictures are droolworthy!
Heavenly is definitely the word for these. They were so decadent and made the perfect dessert.
Wow! SO delicious! Awesome with a tall glass of milk. Thank you for this recipe!
Looks so decadent. Love it!