Bite into these caramel nut squares, and you taste the buttery goodness from the shortbread crust. Rich and creamy caramel with crunchy nuts creates a delicious balance of sweet and savory. A layer of chocolate tops these cookie squares perfectly. Everyone will be asking you for this recipe! These bars have a rich, buttery shortbread crust, a creamy caramel nut filling, and a chocolate topping.
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Recipe Cuisine: American Recipe Category: Cookies Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients :
- CRUST
- 2 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup(s) butter, cold
- CARAMEL LAYER
- 3/4 cup(s) butter
- 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3 tablespoon(s) light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup(s) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup(s) walnut pieces
- TOPPING
- 1 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon(s) butter, cold
Intructions :
- Mix flour, sugar, and 3/4 cup butter until crumbly like cornmeal
- Pat into an ungreased 13 x 9 pan
- Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool
- Bring 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat
- Boil for 5 minutes, stirring until thickened slightly
- Stir nuts into caramel
- Pour over baked crust
- Cool
- Melt chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons butter in a double boiler over hot water until smooth
- Pour over cooled caramel and spread evenly. Cool
- Cut into 2 squares. Makes 24 squares.
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Keyword : caramel-nut-square-American