Charleston Chewies
If a praline and a blondie had a baby...Charleston chewies are yummy butterscotch bars made with brown sugar, butter, and toasty pecans.
Servings: 16
Equipment
- 9x13 baking pan
- parchment paper optional
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 cups golden brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup chopped toasted pecans, plus more for adding to the top.
optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F. Butter your 9x13 pan and line with a sling of parchment paper. This is optional but will allow you to remove the cooled chewies for neater slicing.
- In a medium saucepan melt the 1 cup salted butter, cut into pieces together with the 2 cups golden brown sugar. Stir to melt the sugar. The mixture will appear separated, that's no problem. Set aside to cool for about 5 minutes.
- Into the cooled melted butter pan whisk in the 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 tsp almond extract along with the 2 large eggs, room temperature, making sure to get everything really incorporated.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk the 2 cups all purpose flour and 1 Tbsp baking powder together.
- Pour the wet ingredient mixture into the flour bowl, along with the 1 cup chopped toasted pecans and gently fold together until well combined, but don't over beat your batter at this point.
- Spread the batter into your prepared pan and smooth out to the edges. Scatter extra pecans across the top.
- Bake in your preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or just until done. The top should just be beginning to turn golden, with darker edges beginning to pull away from the pan and developing soft wrinkles. There may be soft cracks across the surface. The center, when pressed, should still be quite soft.
Notes
*Toast pecans by placing them on a microwave safe dinner plate and microwave on high for 2 minutes. Let cool before chopping.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 square · Calories: 317 kcal · Carbohydrates: 40 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 6 g · Trans Fat: 0.5 g · Cholesterol: 54 mg · Sodium: 109 mg · Potassium: 167 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 27 g · Vitamin A: 392 IU · Vitamin C: 0.1 mg · Calcium: 69 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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