Buttermilk Bars

Name: Buttermilk Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/8 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup powdered sugar

14 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1

Cream 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
2

Add egg, beat well.
3

Sift flour and baking soda together and add alternately with buttermilk to egg mixture.
4

Add nuts.
5

Bake 20-25 minutes at 350 in a 9x13 pan.
6

For the topping: Bring topping ingredients to a boil (1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/8 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla). Boil 2 minutes. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and mix well.
7

Spread on cooled bars.