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This Millionaire's Shortbread is the perfect trifecta: Sweet simple, crisp shortbread, rich chewy, homemade caramel, and thick dark chocolate ganache. But after explaining for the fourth time to my fourth sibling what Millionaire's shortbread even is ("It's like a fancy, homemade, gourmet twix bar". By Jennifer Segal, submitted by Carrie H. from Rockville, MD and adapted from Bon Appétit Desserts by Barbara Fairchild.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have millionaire bars (caramel shortbread bars) using 15 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars):
- Prepare For the shortbread crust
- Make ready 3/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 1/2 sticks)
- Make ready 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Take 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Take For Caramel Layer
- Take 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- Take 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Take For Chocolate Layer
- Prepare 4 ounces good quality milk chocolate, I used Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate, chopped
- Make ready 2 ounces good quality semi sweet bar chocolate, chopped
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon salted butter
- Take 1/2 cup English toffee bits, I used Heath enlist toffee bits
At the time I didn't realize that most people think of. Millionaire Shortbread Bars Recipe & Video. When you bite into a Millionaire Shortbread Bar it's like enjoying both a cookie To me, it tastes remarkably like a Twix candy bar. The caramel seems to take center stage, which is probably why these bars are also called Caramel.
Steps to make Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars):
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 8 by 8 baking dish with foil with sides extending over the edge for easy removal of bars. Spray foil woth non stick spray
- Make Shortbread Crust
- In a bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy
- Add flour and salt and beat just until the dough forms clumps
- Press onto prepared pan evenly and bake about 25 to 30 minutes until light golden1. Cool completely on a wire rack
- Make Caramel Layer
- Pour sweetened condensed milk in to a heatproof bowl and stir in salt and vanilla
- Place bowl over simmering water, cover with foil and cook until a golden caramel forms about 60 to 90 minutes. Stir occasionally and check to be sure the water level is ok.1. Remove from heat and beat until smooth with a whisk.
- Spread caramel over cooled shortbread crust. Let caramel firm up about 60 minutes before adding chocolate layer
- Make Chocolate Layer
- Combine both chopped chocolates and butter in a microwave safe bowl, microwave carefully until just melted then stir smooth
- Let sit about 5 minutes to cool a bit then pour over caramel layer
- While chocolate is still warm evenly top with Toffee bits
- Let chocolate set before cutting g into bars. Refrigerate for easy cutting. To cut remove entire shortbread from pan in one piece, then cut. Store in refrigerator or freeze individual bars for layer1.
Caramel Shortbread Bars are delicious shortbread topped with rice krispie filled caramel, which is then topped with chocolate and sea salt! These millionaire bars/twix bars have a perfectly crumbly crust, an ooey gooey caramel middle, and a thin layer of delicious semi-sweet chocolate on top. It all starts with a shortbread cookie crust baked to a light golden brown that's layered with caramel and chocolate. How to make Millionaire Shortbread Bars? These amazing Millionaire shortbread are made up of three gorgeous layers of shortbread, chewy caramel and a thick coating of chocolate.
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