A shortbread cookie base is topped with a soft caramel, then 3 types of chocolate form a marbled top in these impressive cookie bars.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 54bars
Calories
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
for the base
2 1/4cupsall-purpose flour
1/2cupsugar
3/4cupbuttersoftened
for the filling
7tablespoonsbutterdiced
1/2cuplight brown sugar
2 14-ouncecans of sweetened condensed milk
for the topping
3 1/2ouncessemi-sweet chocolate
3 1/2ouncesmilk chocolate
2ounceswhite chocolate
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 deg. F. Line a 13 x 9-inch jelly roll pan or baking dish with parchment paper and lightly grease it.
Put the flour and sugar into a bowl and cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Work it together until it forms a dough Put the dough into the prepared pan and press it out with your hand to cover the base. Press it evenly into the pan. Prick all over with a fork and bake for about 20 minutes, or until firm to the touch and very light brown. Set aside and leave it in the pan to cool.
To make the filling, put the butter, brown sugar and condensed milk into a pan over medium het, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Stirring constantly, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and
simmer the mixture very gently, stirring constantly, for about 5 – 10 minutes, or until it has thickened and has turned a caramel color. Make sure to stir constantly to avoid burning the caramel. Remove from the heat. Pour the filling mixture over the cookie base, spread evenly, then leave until cool.
To make the topping, melt each type of chocolate separately in a microwave or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of hot water. Spoon stripes about 2 inches wide of semisweet and milk chocolate down the length of the pan, alternating semisweet and milk chocolate. Place spoonfuls of the white chocolate randomly over the top. Use a skewer to form a marbled effect on the topping. Let sit until the chocolate sets.