Butterscotch Brickle

Here's one of my mother-in-law's traditional holiday goodies -- again, not something you'd want to make all the time because it's so rich, but it is so good!

For the cookie base mix:

1 stick of softened butter
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt

Cream the butter and sugar and salt, and then slowly add the flour.   Press it into a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.  

As soon as it comes out, sprinkle one bag of butterscotch chips on top so they sink into the dough and start to melt.

Then sprinkle on chopped pecans or walnuts to taste. 

Let it cool for 15 minutes and then put it back into the oven for another 15 minutes.

Optional:  when it comes out of the oven, you could drizzle with some melted chocolate and/or sprinkle a little salt on top for some extra tang.

Let it completely cook and then cut into small square -- a little goes a long way!