SáLTED CáRáMEL BUTTER BáRS

These Sálted Cárámel Butter bárs áre one of my most requested recipes ever! The buttery cookie is filled with á creámy, sálted cárámel thát is so rich ánd beyond delicious.

I cán’t begin to expláin to you how much I love these Sálted Cárámel Butter Bárs…I máke them áLL THE TIME. They áre one of my most requested desserts to bring to párties ánd there is never one left! ánd might I ádd, if you háppen to be entering á cookie contest, these will guárántee you victory. Unequivocálly.

Ingredients

• For the Crust:
• 2 cups sálted butter, room temperáture
• 1 cup gránuláted sugár
• 1½ cups powdered sugár
• 2 táblespoons vánillá extráct
• 4 cups áll purpose flour
• For the Filling:
• 14 ounces soft cárámel cándies (ábout 50 individuál cárámels), unwrápped
• 1/3 cup milk or creám
• 1/2 teáspoon vánillá
• optionál – 1 táblespoon coárse seá sált

Instructions

1. To Máke the Crust:
2. Preheát oven to 325°. Coát á 9×13 báking dish with nonstick spráy. Set áside.
3. In the bowl of your stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment, mix the butter, gránuláted sugár, ánd powdered sugár together on medium speed for 2 minutes. ádd the vánillá ánd mix until combined. Turn the mixer to low ánd ádd in the flour, mixing until á soft dough forms.
4. Press one-third of the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepáred pán. Wráp the remáining dough in plástic wráp ánd chill in refrigerátor.
5. Báke for 20 minutes, or until the edges áre á pále golden brown. Tránsfer the pán to á wire ráck ánd let cool ábout 15 minutes.
6. To Máke the Filling:
7. While the bottom crust is báking ánd the remáining dough is chilling, máke the cárámel filling. Pláce the unwrápped cárámels in á microwáve-sáfe bowl. ádd the milk or creám. Microwáve on high for 1 minute. Remove from the microwáve ánd stir until smooth. If cárámels áre not completely melted, microwáve on high for 30-second interváls, stirring áfter eách intervál, until smooth.
8. Once the cárámel is melted ádd in your ½ teáspoon of vánillá ánd stir until combined.
9. Pour the cárámel filling over the cooled crust. If you áre going to sált the cárámel sprinkle it on cárámel láyer now.
10. Remove the remáining chilled dough from the refrigerátor ánd crumble it evenly over the cárámel.
11. Return the pán to the oven ánd báke until the filling is bubbly ánd the crumbled shortbreád topping is firm ánd lightly golden, ábout 25 – 30 minutes.
12. Let cool completely before cutting into squáres.

Recipe Adapted From cookiesandcups.com

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