Butterscotch Brownies with Caramel Icing

By: Jill Mills Posted: Apr 19, 2018 Updated: Mar 7, 2020

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You are going to adore these butterscotch brownies with caramel icing. They are flaky and moist and have a deliciously rich icing to top it all off. Plus, the best part about them, is that you probably have all of these ingredients in your kitchen right now!

Butterscotch Brownies with Caramel Icing

Ingredients:

Batter:

1 cup of packed Brown Sugar
3/4 cup of Flour
1/2 cup of chopped Walnuts (optional
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon of Salt
1/4 cup of Butter (melted)
1 Egg
1/2 teaspoon of Vanilla

Frosting:

2 tablespoons of Butter
1/4 cup of packed Brown Sugar
2 tablespoons of Milk
1 and 1/2 cups of Confectioners’ Sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 8 in. square baking pan.
Combine brown sugar, flour, walnuts, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.
Add in butter, egg, and vanilla and beat with a hand mixer until smooth.
Pour batter into baking pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until baked through and golden.
Let cool.
In a small saucepan bring butter, brown sugar and milk too a boil.
Stir lightly and then reduce heat. Leave on heat for about one minute, and then remove from heat.
Let cool COMPLETELY, and add in confectioners’ sugar, the more you add the thicker it will get.
Stir well with a spoon until smooth.
Icing your brownies.
Serve and enjoy!