Do you like butterscotch? It seems like one of the flavors I really don’t think much about when compared to chocolate and caramel. But a bag of butterscotch chips has been rolling around my freezer for some time now and today I just felt the need to put it to use. Bar cookies are always a hit around these parts. They didn’t last long.
The Usual Cast Of Characters
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 large eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butterscotch chips
The Steps To Glory
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium-size bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the vanilla and eggs. Mix well.
Add the flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix well.
Fold in the butterscotch chips
Spread the batter in a well-greased 9×13 pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the bars are set in the middle.
I love this quote from Lady Bird Johnson…”Where flowers bloom, so does hope…”. It seems even more appropriate this spring as we are slowly regaining our footing after such a topsy-turvy year. The flowers seem brighter, the air smells sweeter and the laughter of my Princess so precious. There is hope. I like that. I also like bringing a bit of that springtime hope into my house. Some blooms are nature made, some are man made, all are beautiful.
Simple Cherry blossoms in an ironstone pitcher. Flowers in an old farm tool on the mantel…I still don’t know what it is. Flowers greet you in the foyerPretty purple in the Dining roomThe Princess contemplates beauty!
It is an ice cream type of day and I had a lovely jar of homemade blackberry jam just waiting to be used…it is a win win on all accounts I think.
I think, with great optimism, that spring is here and I’m looking forward to some porch time. I’m afraid the pollen may drive me back inside, but I can risk it for a few hours.
Ingredients
The Usual Cast of Characters
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups blackberry jam or purée
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
The Steps to Glory
1. Add lemon juice to blackberry jam, mix and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine whipping cream, milk and sugar. Mix well.
3. Add blackberry jam to whipping cream and mix to incorporate.
4. Freeze according to your ice cream makers directions.
5. Once ice cream is done mixing, transfer to a container with a lid.
6. Cover and freeze for several hours then scoop and enjoy!
I added Chocolate chips, I’m crazy like that!
Also, guess who had a birthday. Our Princess is 8!
A Day of Small Things... 
