I’m always looking for a deal. I love shopping the clearance isle of the grocery stores. It is usually the first area I search. Sometimes they have really good prices on cleaning supplies, toilet paper, shampoo, among other things. One time I found Dial body wash on clearance for $2.00 a bottle, and I had coupons for $1.50 off! So $0.50 for Dial body wash in my world is a stock up price! 
Try to check the clearance area of stores, right after any holiday. They will always have great prices on things that have not sold during the holiday. I always get wrapping paper for next Christmas at 0.25-0.50 cents a roll!
I always find a deal on Pyrex bakeware in the clearance section. And especially when I can pair it with a coupon, I can’t lose!
This week I found some butterscotch chips on clearance for $0.50 a bag and I just couldn’t pass them up. So I thought I would whip up some butterscotch cookie bars with the rest of the ingredients I had in my pantry. I always have the basic baking essentials on hand, that way I can just add a few ingredients to my shopping list to make something new.
The baking essentials I always have on hand are:
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Sugar
Brown sugar
Butter
Shortening 
Eggs
Milk
Nutmeg
Cinnamon 
Salt
So if I wanted to make something like chocolate chip cookies, I just need to add chocolate chips to my shopping list.
My kids love when I’m making a new batch of cookies. They are my favorite recipe testers! 
I found the recipe for these cookie bars in an old Betty Crocker cookie book that I bought at a garage sale! I just swapped chocolate chips for butterscotch chips to create something different.
I think I will be baking a lot of cookies from this book, so keep an eye out for future posts. But for now, here is this wonderful butterscotch bar recipe for you to try!
Ingredients: 

1-1/4 cups of all-purpose flour

1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter softened
Directions:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a 13 x 9 inch baking pan, by greasing it well and dusting with flour. Set aside. Combine sugars, butter,and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Then add chopped walnuts and butterscotch chips, and combine. Spread the dough in pan, and bake until golden. 13-14 minutes. Let cool then cut into bars that are about 2 x 1- 1/2 inches. Makes about 36 bars. Serve and enjoy!

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