Millionaire's Shortbread

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson

Show: 5 Ingredient FixEpisode: Cozy Sunday Supper

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (77)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
2 dozen

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

Shortbread:

2 sticks butter, cut into small pieces, plus more for preparing pans
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for preparing pans
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Caramel Layer:

2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter

Chocolate Topping:

3/4 pound good-quality milk chocolate

Directions

Shortbread:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter 2 (8-inch) square nonstick pans and coat with flour, tapping off excess. Place the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse once. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles peas. Press the shortbread mixture into prepared pans and bake until golden brown around the edges, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

Caramel Layer:

In a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the condensed milk and 2 tablespoons of butter. Slowly bring the mixture to a boil, stirring continuously. Continue stirring over the heat until mixture becomes thick and amber in color, about 15 minutes. Pour the caramel over the cooked shortbread and spread evenly using an offset spatula. Cool to room temperature.

Chocolate Topping:

In a glass bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the chocolate. Once chocolate has melted, pour it over the cooled caramel layer. Cool at room temperature for about 10 minutes, and then place in the refrigerator to cool completely, allowing chocolate to slightly harden but not get hard. Cut into 2-inch squares and enjoy, or store in an airtight container, at room temperature, or my favorite - keep in the refrigerator for a yummy sweet and cool treat!

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Stephanie La Mesa, CA 11-07-2009
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A real winner
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are delicious and super easy to make. I took them to a party and everyone loved them. I'm definitely making... these again and again.Read more
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Jill Birmingham, AL 11-03-2009
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Fantastic flavor!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I, too, struggled a bit with the appropriate cooking time for the caramel layer. I decided to go with consistency over... color, as I became concerned that if I cooked it until it was amber, it would become inedible (well, maybe you could lick it like a lollipop-remember sugar daddies?, but that wasn't what I was going for). So, mine was a little light in color, but the consistency was perfect, and the taste, was superb. I used Baker's Choice instead of butter and flour for the pan (love that stuff), used a pastry cutter instead of my food processor for the shortbread layer, and I added a handful of walnuts between the shortbread and caramel layer. I didn't let mine cool completely between layers, either, but had no difficulty getting the layers to adhere to each other. My sister in law has already asked for the recipe. Home-run!Read more
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Robin Richardson, TX 10-19-2009
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The recipe looked so good on TV I had to try it. After reading some reviews, I boiled the sweetened condensed milk in the... unopened can for 3 hours. It turned out perfect. I would recommend using parchment paper to make it easier to get out of the pan. I used an inexpensive milk chocolate; next time I think I'll splurge and use a better quality like the recipe rexommends.Read more
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CHERYL Bristol, CT 10-18-2009
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Everyone in my house loved these.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy and soooo yummy. I followed recipe directions to the letter and had no problems. The only thing I changed was the... chocolate, I used dark chocolate in place of the milk chocolate because I prefer it. Mmmmmm!Read more
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Erin Middletown, OH 10-16-2009
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Yum!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I cut this recipe in half because some of these reviews made me nervous and I didn't want to have a lot left if it didn't... turn out right. Now I'm wishing I had made more! I cooked the caramel layer for exactly 15 minutes because I was afraid that it would overcook. It didn't turn amber but it did have the right consistency. It is very sweet so it will definitely be an occasional treat. Read more
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Lisa St.Paul, MN 10-16-2009
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Very popular!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I thought it sounded too sweet with a milk chocolate topping, so I used semisweet. I also added orange zest to the caramel... layer, which made it even better. When I brought these bars to work I had a lot of recipe requests!Read more