Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)

Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars). Press into bottom of prepared pan. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in the vanilla extract. Place the shortbread back into the baking dish, making sure the parchment paper is positioned correctly.

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. So the caramel was made with a sweetend condensed. You can have Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars) using 15 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)

1. Prepare of For the shortbread crust.
2. Prepare 3/4 cups of unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 1/2 sticks).
3. It's 1/3 cup of granulated sugar.
4. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
5. You need 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour.
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
7. Prepare of For Caramel Layer.
8. Prepare 1 (14 ounce) of can sweetened condensed milk.
9. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
10. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.
11. Prepare of For Chocolate Layer.
12. You need 4 ounces of good quality milk chocolate, I used Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate, chopped.
13. You need 2 ounces of good quality semi sweet bar chocolate, chopped.
14. It's 1/2 tablespoon of salted butter.
15. Prepare 1/2 cup of 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.

Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars) step by step

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.
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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..
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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.
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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. While the shortbread base cools, make the millionaire bar filling. Heat the butter, brown sugar and sweetened condensed milk over medium heat in a heavy saucepan.