millionaire shortbread
I found this recipe in the latest issue of AARP magazine...looks really good and is not at all difficult to make... The photo is not mine, it's from the magazine...
prep time
30 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
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yield
36-40 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt, divided
- 2 cups cold unsalted butter, divided
- 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla, divided
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk
- 3/4 pound high quality milk chocolate
How To Make millionaire shortbread
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Step 1Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter sides & bottom of 13" x 9" pan, place layer of parchment in pan, allowing it to extend several inches over each end of pan; butter the parchment paper on bottom portion of pan.
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Step 2TO MAKE SHORTBREAD: Measure flour, 1/2 c. brown sugar & 1/2 tsp. salt in food processor; pulse until well-mixed.
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Step 3Add 1 cup of butter, cut in chunks; pulse until roughly mixed.
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Step 4Sprinkle in 1/2 tsp. vanilla & process until it forms a ball of dough. Remove dough & press evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Bake 35-40 min., turning pan around halfway through to brown evenly. Let cool on wire rack.
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Step 5TO MAKE CARAMEL: Melt remaining 1 cup of butter over low heat; stir in remaining brown sugar, corn syrup and can of milk. Increase heat to medium-low; bring to boil, stirring constantly, for 4 min. Remove from heat, stir in remaining salt and vanilla. Pour evenly over cooled crust. Let cool.
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Step 6Melt chocolate (use double boiler or microwave) and pour evenly over the caramel layer. Cool completely and then, using parchment paper, remove from pan and cut into squares.
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