Oooh these caramel butter shortbread bars are everything they claim to be and more! Caramel flavor? Check! Buttery base and crumb topping? Check! Easy to make? Check! It is another month of Two Sweetie Pies where Liz and I from That Skinny Chick Can Bake share a recipe from each other’s blog. We keep it a secret from each other until reveal day….which is TODAY! Her recipes are always amazing. Visit her and you’ll be glad you did!
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Liz filled her beautiful crumb bars with a delicious caramel sauce. I did not have that on hand but I did have this absolutely incredible slab of pure, scrumptious caramel! Just look at this hunk of perfect caramel from Chocoley!
You’ll Need:
Chocoley Caramel-also perfect for caramel apples!
Caramel Butter Shortbread Bars
Ingredients
- 2 sticks 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- For the Filling:
- ½ cup premium jarred caramel sauce I used Chocoley Caramel and melted down a piece to equal this amount
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°
- Beat butter and sugars.
- Add the vanilla.
- Add flour until well combined.
- Line a 8 x 8-inch pan with non-stick foil.
- Press one-third of the dough into the bottom of pan.
- Put the rest of the dough in the refrigerator while crust is baking.
- Bake crust until slightly golden, about 20 minutes.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce over crust and let sit for a few minutes before using an offset spatula to carefully spread over the surface.
- Crumble the reserved dough over the caramel.
- Return the pan to the oven and bake until the filling is bubbly and the crumbled shortbread topping is firm, about 25 minutes.
- Let cool before cutting into squares.