Salted Carmel Butter Bars

Name: Salted Carmel Butter Bars
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Salted butter room temp; 1 cup Sugar; 1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar; 2 tbsp Vanilla; 4 cup AP flour; 1 bag Carmel candies (about 50 pieces) unwrapped; 1/3 cup milk or cream; 1/2 tsp Vanilla; 1 Coarse sea salt or Kosher salt

TyB @cook_3006218

So very good but unless your a sweet freak I would recommend cutting these into small 1-2 bit bars. From - http://cookiesandcups.com

TyB @cook_3006218

So very good but unless your a sweet freak I would recommend cutting these into small 1-2 bit bars. From - http://cookiesandcups.com

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins

1 serving

Batter
1 lbSalted butter room temp
1 cupSugar
1 1/2 cupPowdered Sugar
2 tbspVanilla
4 cupAP flour
Filling
1 bagCarmel candies (about 50 pieces) unwrapped
1/3 cupmilk or cream
1/2 tspVanilla
1Coarse sea salt or Kosher salt

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Steps

1 hour 30 mins

1

Preheat oven to 325°
2

In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugars. Using mixer on medium speed, beat together until creamy. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. Sift the flour into the butter mixture and beat on low speed until a smooth soft dough forms.
3

Spray a 9x13 inch baking pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Press one-third of the dough evenly into the pan to form a bottom crust. Wrap remaining dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator.
4

Bake crust until firm and the edges are a pale golden brown approx 20 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool about 15 minutes.
5

While the bottom crust is baking and the remaining dough is chilling, make the caramel filling. Place the unwrapped caramels in a microwave-safe bowl. Add the cream. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Remove from the microwave and stir until smooth. If caramels are not completely melted, microwave on high for 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth.
6

Once the caramel is melted add in your 1/2 tsp vanilla and stir until combined.
7

Pour the caramel filling over the crust. If you are going to salt the caramel sprinkle it on caramel layer now.
8

Remove the remaining chilled dough from the refrigerator and crumble it evenly over the caramel.
9

Return the pan to the oven and bake until the filling is bubbly and the crumbled shortbread topping is firm and lightly golden, about 25 - 30 minutes.
10

Let cool before cutting into squares.