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Butterscotch Zucchini Bars

Ingredients

For the bars:

  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 2 cups shredded zucchini (can shred with or without the peel)
  • 1 cup butterscotch chips

For Frosting

  • 2 (8 oz.) bricks cream cheese, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup salted butter, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (ish)

Instructions

For the Bars:

  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. 
  • Add eggs, one at a time. Beat in vanilla.
  • Add flour & baking powder and mix. 
  • Stir in zucchini and butterscotch chips.
  • Spread into a greased 15 in. x 10 in. x 1 in. baking pan.  It will seem like it won't fit, but it will.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes until lightly browned.
  • Cool on a wire rack.

For the Frosting:

  • Using an electric mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter on medium speed for 1 minute or until smooth with no lumps remaining. 
  • Add in vanilla.  Mix until combined.  
  • Lower speed to medium-low and gradually add in powdered sugar. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until combined.  You may not need all 4 cups or you might need more.
    If it gets too thick, you can add some milk to thin it down.
  • Frost bars after completely cool.