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    Home » Recipes » Brownies

    Easy Butterscotch Brownies

    By: Jessica · Posted: May 23, 2022 · Updated: Jun 10, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 24 servings
    Stacked butterscotch brownies on white plate with text

    Easy Butterscotch Brownies: These old fashioned butterscotch brownies are chewy, fudgy, and surprisingly quick to make!

    Quick Overview: 15 mins prep, only 30 minutes of cook time and you’ll have a delicious twist on a blondie ready for your whole family to enjoy!

    stacked butterscotch brownies
    Butterscotch Brownies

    Why you’ll love this recipe

    This chewy butterscotch brownies recipe is one of those ones you can whip up on short notice and wow your guests with. It’s made with simple ingredients you can keep on hand at all times, and it only takes 15 minutes to get into the oven. (If you have a little more time, you’ll also love these ultimate banana pudding brownies!)

    They have all the fudgy, chewy goodness of a brownie, the unique light coloring of a blondie, and delicious butterscotch flavor with the addition of butterscotch chips! With just the right amount of sweetness, these are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth and be a hit with the whole family!

    Jump to:
    • Why you’ll love this recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Substitutions & Variations
    • Storage
    • Expert tips and FAQs
    • Easy Butterscotch Brownies

    Ingredients

    You don’t need anything fancy for this easy butterscotch brownie recipe – some butter, sugar, eggs, flour, butterscotch chips, and a couple of other pantry staples come together to create a delicious treat!

    Ingredients for easy butterscotch brownies laid out on a counter with labels added to the photo.
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup of unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 cup brown sugar (dark brown sugar or light brown sugar)
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 2 eggs, beaten
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup butterscotch chips

    See the recipe card below for full instructions and ingredients all in one convenient place!

    Instructions

    These brownies with butterscotch chips are super easy to make. Keep reading for step-by-step instructions!

    1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 pan (or an 8×8 pan if you want thicket brownies) with nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
    2. Blend together melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
    Brown sugar, white sugar, and butter creamed together in a bowl.
    Combine sugars and butter.
    1. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, and salt.
    2. Using a wooden spoon (or the paddle of a stand mixer on low), combine flour and sugar mixtures together in the large bowl until batter forms. Batter will be thick.
    Mix flour, baking soda, salt in a bowl.
    Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.
    Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and combine.
    Combine sugar mixture & flour mixture.
    1. Using a rubber spatula, fold in butterscotch chips. Spread batter into the prepared baking dish.
    2. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

    (If you’re using an 8×8 square pan, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.)

    Fold in butterscotch chips.
    Fold in butterscotch chips.
    Spread brownie batter into prepared 9x13 pan.
    Bake at 350°.
    1. Transfer your 9×13 to a wire rack and cool for 10-15 minutes. Cut into 24 squares and serve. These would be delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a cup of coffee!
    A spatula removing a square of baked butterscotch brownie from a 9x13 tray.
    Cool, cut & serve!

    More brownie recipe: If you’re looking for more fun twists on a classic brownie, check out our peanut butter banana brownies, these super quick & easy lemon cake mix brownies, or these delicious & pretty strawberry brownies!

    More butterscotch recipes: If you’re craving more butterscotch, give these hello dollies bars a try!

    Substitutions & Variations

    Want to mix things up or need something switched out? Here are some of our favorite suggestions for this easy butterscotch brownie recipe.

    • Sugars – a blend of brown and white sugar will result in the best brownies, but that being said if you are in a pinch you can definitely use one or the other exclusively.
    • Eggs -if you don’t have eggs, or can’t eat eggs, you could use a flax egg in this recipe.
    • Butterscotch Chips – although we love this recipe just the way it is, with the butterscotch chips in it, you could technically replace the butterscotch chips with and kind you like! You could try peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, white chocolate chips – the options are endless!
    • Butter – if you want to use salted butter, decrease the salt in this recipe to 1/4 teaspoon.
    Butterscotch brownies on a plate with a tray of brownies and a glass of milk in the background.
    Butterscotch Brownies

    Storage

    Store any leftover butterscotch brownies at room temperature for 3-4 days in an airtight container, or for 7-10 days in an airtight container in the fridge.

    You can also store these for up to 4 months in a freezer, as long as they are in an airtight, freezer-safe container.

    Expert tips and FAQs

    Do butterscotch chips taste good in a brownie?

    Absolutely! It’s a great alternative to chocolate chips and gives that old-fashioned flavor that’s a nice twist from a milk chocolate chip.

    What’s the difference between butterscotch brownies and butterscotch blondies?

    Typically, a brownie is a baked good that has chocolate or chocolate flavoring in it (cocoa powder, chocolate, white chocolate). A blondie is a baked good that has no chocolate in it (aside from maybe some chocolate chips sprinkled in).

    By that definition, these would technically be butterscotch blondies…but we still think of them as butterscotch brownies. If you are looking for blondie recipes, check out our Lucky Charms Blondies.

    Did you make this? I’d be so grateful if you left a review below to let me know what you thought! Then next time you need a quick and easy recipe, come back to Fantabulosity to browse all of my easy recipes!

    A stack of easy butterscotch brownies.

    Easy Butterscotch Brownies

    Jessica Burgess
    Easy Butterscotch Brownies: These old fashioned butterscotch brownies are chewy, fudgey, and surprisingly quick to make! 15 mins prep, 30 mins cook time and you'll have a delicious twist on a blondie ready for your whole family to enjoy!
    5 from 6 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Dessert, Snack
    Servings 24 servings
    Calories 189 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup unsalted butter melted
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 2 large eggs beaten
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¾ cup butterscotch chips
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    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 pan (or an 8×8 pan if you want thicket brownies) with nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper.
    • Blend together butter, brown sugar and white sugar in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
    • In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
    • Using a wooden spoon (or the paddle of a stand mixer on low), mix together sugar and flour mixtures until batter forms. Batter will be thick.
    • Using a rubber spatula, fold in butterscotch chips. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
      (If you're using an 8×8 pan, bake for an additional 10-15 minutes.)
    • Transfer your 9×13 to a wire cooling rack and cool for 10-15 minutes. Cut into 24 squares and serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 264IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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    Comments

    1. Katie says

      June 02, 2022 at 8:43 am

      5 stars
      Butterscotch is one of my favorite flavors. These brownies are no fail!

      Reply
    2. Toni says

      June 02, 2022 at 9:02 am

      5 stars
      Everyone at my house enjoyed these brownies! I couldn’t wait to make a double batch next week!

      Reply
    3. macenna says

      June 02, 2022 at 10:56 am

      5 stars
      I love a great chewy brownie and I love butterscotch! the two together makes for an amazing recipe! thank you for sharing!

      Reply

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