Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)

Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars). By Jennifer Segal, submitted by Carrie H. from Rockville, MD and adapted from Bon Appétit Desserts by Barbara Fairchild. Spread the chocolate over the caramel layer. Using the foil overhang, lift the bars out.

You will love the buttery coconut flour shortbread base, soft peanut butter caramel topped with a crunchy chocolate layer. Millionaire Shortbread Bars boast tender layers of shortbread, topped with soft caramel and melted dark chocolate. Stir all Caramel ingredients together except vanilla in heavy-bottomed saucepan. You can cook Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars) using 15 ingredients and 20 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars)

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

When you bite into a Millionaire Shortbread Bar it's like enjoying both a cookie and a candy bar at the same time. It has three delicious layers; a buttery shortbread, creamy caramel, and a shiny layer of dark chocolate. These Millionaire Bars were simple to put together and oh-so yummy to eat! Combine butter, sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan.

Millionaire Bars (Caramel Shortbread Bars) instructions

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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Cover with a piece of aluminum. These gluten-free Millionaire Bars are rich in sweetness and loaded with mood-boosting antioxidants to keep you feeling like a million bucks. Millionaire Bars with Coconut Flour Shortbread. These millionaire bars have a delicious shortbread base topped with decadent layers of caramel & chocolate! I'll be honest, I cried when I finished making this batch of (what I now call) millionaire bars.