Millionaire's Shortbread

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I made the shortbreads for a neighbor's dinner party. I was hesitant as many people in the group are accomplished cooks and I am new at desserts. I read the other reviews and used semi-sweet chips melted in the microwave as they suggested. Not only were the shortbreads delicious, I was bombarded by emails asking for the recipe. This is a beginner recipe that looks like a pro made it. It does take a little time due to the cooling requirements but, it is worth the down time. The few leftovers kept nicely in the fridge and only took a few minutes to warm up enough to enjoy.

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My husband and I love this sweet treat!!! I've made it twice now and here is what I've found. It takes about 30 minutes of stirring the condensed milk for it to turn the amber color and maybe longer so be paitient, it will turn. The caramel will stick to the shortbread when the shortbread is cool. I let the caramel set over night (or at least 1hr before I put on the chocolate and it too stuck to the caramel like it's supposed to. The trick to this recipe is to be patient. Try not to put the dish in the fridge to make the chocolate set up faster, the chocolate looses it's luster. I also use dark chocolate not milk chocolate.

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This was a hit at my dinner party. I don't bake at all, and I didn't have any trouble with this recipe. I agree with the other reviews that the milk never gets amber, but I just timed it.

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I'm not a terrible cook, but not the best either. I followed the recipe exactly and the shortbread tasted like cardboard.

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I made these cookies for a dinner party. Everyone loved the flavor. However, I am a rather experienced cook and followed the instructions exactly and still the caramel/chocolate layer separated from the shortbread layer when cutting.

Maybe you should pour the caramel on the shortbread layer while the shortbread is still warm - rather than cooling completely as the recipe suggests.

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i made this and really had not trouble with it. I did make it in just one pan and it worked fine for me. My husband ate about half the pan in one sitting he has a big sweet tooth. I did pat the shortbread into the pan well because of the other reviews. I did find i a little difficult to cut but it was well worth it. Next time i will not pat it in as firm and should be better.

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After reading a few other reviews...I make the recipe with the following changes...Added an additional 2TBSP butter to the shortbread and substituted a bag of semi-sweet chips. Rather than melting the chocolate in a separate dish, after spreading the carmel layer on, immediately topped w/ chocolate chips, let the heat melt them and spead w/ spatula!!! EASY & PERFECT!!! This was the hit of the night!

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The taste of this shortbread was terrible. I will not make again!!!

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I am not the most experienced cook, but I do ok. Saw this and figured I'd try it at a cook out. The prep. was easy. Everything came together ver well. The carmel took a little bit longer I didn't get it as dark as it showed on TV. It was easy to spread and then the chocolate went on and stuck well to the carmel. Put it in the frig for 2 hrs. It was easy to cut up the short bread was a little crumbly, but it was a great hit. Will use it again and would recommend it to anyone.

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This is completely easy and delicious! Looking at the other reviews, you should probably be more concerned about the time in cooking the 2nd layer than the color. I had no trouble whipping this one up. Thanks, Claire!