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Millionaire Bars

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Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 16 tablespoons salted butter melted

Filling

  • 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup corn syrup
  • 8 tablespoons salted butter
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Chocolate

  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate 6 ounces chopped fine, 2 ounces grated
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt optional

Instructions
 

CRUST:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line 9x13 with nonstick foil hanging over sides.
  • Combine flour, sugar, and salt in medium bowl.
  • Add melted butter and stir with rubber spatula until flour is evenly moistened.
  • Crumble dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Using your fingertips and palm of your hand, press and smooth dough into even thickness. Using a fork, pierce dough at 1-inch intervals.
  • Bake until light golden brown approx 25 mins. Cool 20 mins while you make the caramel.

Caramel Filling

  • Stir all ingredients together in large, heavy-bottomed saucepan.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture registers between 236 and 239 degrees, 16 to 20 minutes. Be patient and keep stirring!!!
  • Pour over crust and spread evenly.
    Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.

Chocolate

  • Microwave chopped chocolate in bowl at 50 percent power, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted.
    Add grated chocolate and stir until smooth.
    Only return for 5 seconds at a time if needed to melt more.
  • Spread chocolate evenly over surface of filling. Add a sprinkle of sea salt. Refrigerate shortbread until chocolate is just set, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove using foil to transfer onto a cutting bar. Use a hot, dry knife to cut bars.