Salted Carmel Butter Bars But I promise they are worth every bite. These are the bars that someone brings to a get together and you HAVE to get the recipe. These Salted Caramel Butter Bars look complicated but they are actually super easy because the bottom crust and the top crumble are the same shortbread dough.

Ingredients of Salted Carmel Butter Bars

  1. You need of Batter.
  2. You need 1 lb of Salted butter room temp.
  3. Prepare 1 cup of Sugar.
  4. It's 1 1/2 cup of Powdered Sugar.
  5. You need 2 tbsp of Vanilla.
  6. Prepare 4 cup of AP flour.
  7. Prepare of Filling.
  8. It's 1 bag of Carmel candies (about 50 pieces) unwrapped.
  9. It's 1/3 cup of milk or cream.
  10. It's 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
  11. Prepare 1 of Coarse sea salt or Kosher salt.

Salted Carmel Butter Bars step by step

  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugars. Using mixer on medium speed, beat together until creamy. Add the vanilla and beat until combined. Sift the flour into the butter mixture and beat on low speed until a smooth soft dough forms..
  3. Spray a 9x13 inch baking pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Press one-third of the dough evenly into the pan to form a bottom crust. Wrap remaining dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator..
  4. Bake crust until firm and the edges are a pale golden brown approx 20 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool about 15 minutes..
  5. While the bottom crust is baking and the remaining dough is chilling, make the caramel filling. Place the unwrapped caramels in a microwave-safe bowl. Add the cream. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Remove from the microwave and stir until smooth. If caramels are not completely melted, microwave on high for 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth..
  6. Once the caramel is melted add in your 1/2 tsp vanilla and stir until combined..
  7. Pour the caramel filling over the crust. If you are going to salt the caramel sprinkle it on caramel layer now..
  8. Remove the remaining chilled dough from the refrigerator and crumble it evenly over the caramel..
  9. Return the pan to the oven and bake until the filling is bubbly and the crumbled shortbread topping is firm and lightly golden, about 25 - 30 minutes..
  10. Let cool before cutting into squares..

These caramel bars are easy to make and you probably have everything on hand to make them now. It's such a simple ingredients list: butter, sugar. I highly recommend these Salted Caramel Butter Bars since they're extremely delicious and make parking-space-seeking bearable… or as bearable as it can get when you're behind that dude that parks in the middle of the aisle just waiting for anyone to pull out. These Salted Caramel Butter bars are a little naughty. These are also the perfect bars to eat, after you find out that your ex is already seeing someone new and you're all alone with no one. #sadbuttrue.

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