Nordy Bars

Many moons ago, when we were living in Portland, and Grant was going to school, I worked at PacifiCorp. We often had "Food Fridays". One of my good friends Jane, loved to eat and cook and shared this wonderful recipe. 

The story behind the recipe- Relatives of Jane's were in a Nordstrom Cafe in Portland one day, and bought a cookie bar. They loved it so much, they asked for the recipe. Side note- if you try something at a restaurant, and love it, ask for the recipe! I mean, what's the worst thing that can happen? They can laugh, or give you that ridiculous look- like- right, we're going to give you this recipe??? 

The Nordy Bar is a yummy, chewy, butterscotchy, marshmallowy, chocolaty slice of heaven.
If you don't love these, well, let's just say, I'm not sure we can be friends.

Nordy Bars
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1/2 cup butter
1 -12 oz package butterscotch chips
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 12 oz package chocolate chips
2 cups fresh mini marshmallows
1 cup chopped pecans (If you omit the nuts, add 3 more tablespoons flour)

In large saucepan, melt butter. Add butterscotch chips and brown sugar. Stir until all melted. Do not boil. Remove pan from heat and let cool for about 1/2 hour. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in rest of ingredients just until all ingredients are incorporated. Spread mixture into a 9x13 greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out without batter attached.

Tips:
- I like to line the pan with parchment paper.
-The original recipe has a 15-20 minute baking time, but the bars were never cooked enough. I usually bake for about 25 minutes.
-These bars are best when cooled and cut into small pieces and refrigerated.

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