Cookie layer: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 12-1/2 by 9 by 2-inch pan lightly with unsalted shortening and dust lightly with flour. Sift together flour and salt into a bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives. Add sugar and mix well. With a floured spoon press cookie dough evenly into the bottom of prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes. Cool slightly. Butterscotch Topping: Combine all ingredients except nuts in the top of a double boiler. Stir over hot, but not boiling, water until smooth. Stir in nuts. Spoon mixture evenly over slightly cooled cookie layer. Bake an additional 8 minutes. Remove pan to a wire cake rack. Cool until slightly warm and then cut into approximately 2-inch square bars. Cool completely. Makes 24 bars. FROM ANNE COOK, REDBOOK, DEC 1972, "THE GREAT CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK" From a collection of my mothers (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, G Internet.