Copycat Recipes – Nordy Bars — your homebased mom

One of my “hobbies” is collecting recipes for some of my favorite restaurant foods – I call them Copycat Recipes. I love to search for recipes that duplicate some of my favorite “eating out” foods.

One of my other favorite “hobbies” is shopping/exercise. Now you need to understand that my definition of exercise is “anything that makes you tired or hungry” and shopping definitely does both. When I am shopping at Nordstroms and I get hungry I love to visit the Nordstrom Cafe. One of the things that use to be available at the Cafe was “Nordy Bars” – they were so yummy (unfortunately they no longer make them).

Last summer I was at a gathering of our neighborhood ladies and there they were – Nordy Bars!! My neighbor Sheri had been given the recipe for them – I think I ate half the plate that night and of course demanded she give me the recipe, which she did! They are now a family favorite and when sweet college boy Logan was home for the holidays he asked Sheri when she was going to make him some Nordy Bars. Well – one day before the end of the break Sheri came bearing gifts – Nordy Bars. They are definitely NOT low calorie but oh so good!

Nordy Bars

1/2 cup butter

1 pkg. butterscotch chips

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. vanilla

1 pkg. semisweet chocolate chips

2 cups miniature marshmallows

In medium sauce pan melt butter, add butterscotch chips and brown sugar. Stir until melted (this may look a little strange but it will be o.k)

Remove from heat, add eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add vanilla and set aside and cool.

When cool stir in chocolate chips, marshmallows and nuts if desired. Spread in an ungreased 9 x 13 pan. Bake 25 minutes at 350. Remove and cool – they will be soft and gooey when you take them out – they will set up as they cool. Enjoy!