Butterscotch Nutella Bars

I love bar cookie recipes for fall. If you love Nutella as much as I do then try this recipe. It took 3rd place in the bar cookie recipe contest featured in the July/August LDS Living Magazine. It is very good! Stay tuned later this week for the 1st place bar cookie recipe!

By Sharon Leigh Painter: Aloha, Oregon

Crust:

2 cups sugar

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup softened butter

2 eggs

Filling:

1/2 cup Nutella

1 cup mini marshmallows

1/3 cup butterscotch chips

Crust: Mix sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Add butter to the mixture with a pastry blender. When well mixed, add eggs. Stir with spoon and then mix with hands until well incorporated. Reserve 2 cups of this crumbly crust mixture for topping. Press the remainder in a sprayed 13x9 pan and bake 10-13 minutes at 350 degrees until lightly golden on edges

Filling: While the crust is still hot, spoon on Nutella. Sprinkle marshmallows on top, then sprinkle on the butterscotch chips. Dust that with the reserved crust dough. Bake 10-13 minutes until marshmallows and crust are lightly browned.