CHEWY BUTTERSCOTCH-WALNUT BARS

Chewy Butterscotch-Walnut Bars image

A graham cracker crust is topped with a filling of butterscotch pudding mix, crunchy walnuts and chopped chocolate then baked into chewy bar cookies.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 53m

Yield 18 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided
9 graham crackers, finely crushed (about 1-1/4 cups crumbs)
1 cup sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Butterscotch Flavor Instant Pudding
1 cup flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3 oz. BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, chopped

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F.
Melt 1/3 cup butter; mix with graham crumbs and 1/4 cup sugar until blended. Press onto bottom of 9-inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 8 min. Remove from oven; set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Melt remaining butter. Beat eggs and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until thickened and lemon colored. Blend in butter. Add dry pudding mix and flour; beat until blended. Stir in nuts and chopped chocolate; pour over crust.
Bake 30 min. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 180 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g