Nut Goodie Bars

up well after freezing, though the edges may get a little frosty.

Final Notes
There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about a bar dessert that doesn’t try too hard to be trendy. No browned butter, no flaky sea salt scattered like fairy dust, no tiny edible flowers that cost more than the actual meal. Just chocolate and butterscotch and peanut butter, a soft maple middle, salted peanuts on top.

That said, these are not delicate little tea-time bars. They are
sturdy, sweet, refrigerator-cold squares that make people pause halfway through a conversation.

Make them when you need a dependable dessert, when