Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)
Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)

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Press into bottom of prepared pan. Great recipe for Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars). This caramel shortbread bar has been around a long time. In trying to find its origin it seems most likely to have started in Scotland when milk, eggs and sugar were in short supply.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook 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):
  1. Take For the shortbread crust
  2. Prepare 3/4 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 1/2 sticks)
  3. Take 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  4. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
  5. Make ready 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  6. Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  7. Take For Caramel Layer
  8. Take 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  9. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
  10. Take 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  11. Prepare For Chocolate Layer
  12. Prepare 4 ounces good quality milk chocolate, I used Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate, chopped
  13. Make ready 2 ounces good quality semi sweet bar chocolate, chopped
  14. Get 1/2 tablespoon salted butter
  15. Make ready 1/2 cup English toffee bits, I used Heath enlist toffee bits

Try my Caramel Shortbread Pie for another decadent treat made with shortbread and caramel. Millionaire's Bars, also known as caramel shortcake or caramel squares is a recipe that starts with a homemade shortbread cookie crust. The buttery cookie is the perfect complement to the homemade caramel filling. Three simple but indulgent layers make this Millionaire Shortbread recipe a winner every time.

Instructions to make Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars):
  1. 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
  2. Make Shortbread Crust
  3. In a bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy
  4. Add flour and salt and beat just until the dough forms clumps
  5. Press onto prepared pan evenly and bake about 25 to 30 minutes until light golden
  7. Cool completely on a wire rack
  8. Make Caramel Layer
  9. Pour sweetened condensed milk in to a heatproof bowl and stir in salt and vanilla
  10. 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.
  12. Remove from heat and beat until smooth with a whisk.
  13. Spread caramel over cooled shortbread crust. Let caramel firm up about 60 minutes before adding chocolate layer
  14. Make Chocolate Layer
  15. Combine both chopped chocolates and butter in a microwave safe bowl, microwave carefully until just melted then stir smooth
  16. Let sit about 5 minutes to cool a bit then pour over caramel layer
  17. While chocolate is still warm evenly top with Toffee bits
  18. 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 layer

The buttery cookie is the perfect complement to the homemade caramel filling. Three simple but indulgent layers make this Millionaire Shortbread recipe a winner every time. I received many wonderful family recipes but, in the end, these Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Squares of Scottish origin won me over. Known as Millionaire's Shortbread, presumably because they are so rich, they consist of a layer of crumbly shortbread, a layer of soft caramel and a layer of chocolate. To me, they taste just like gourmet Twix bars.

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