Salted Caramel Butter Bars are THE BEST Cookie Bar of ALL TIME!
I can’t begin to explain to you how much I love these Salted Caramel Butter Bars…I make them ALL THE TIME. They are one of my most requested desserts to bring to parties and there is never one left! And might I add, if you happen to be entering a cookie contest, these will guarantee you victory. Unequivocally.
Salted Caramel Butter Bars are THE BEST Cookie Bar of ALL TIME!How To Make Salted Caramel Butter BarsLooking For More Caramel Recipes? Try These:Get the Recipe
The base is a buttery shortbread that comes together very easily and the filling is simply caramels, milk or cream, and a little salt! You can use pre-made caramels, or even a thick caramel sauce. I do recommend using caramels over sauce, because I think the texture is more chewy and hold up better than sauce, but so many of you who have made this recipe let me know that you have used caramel sauce and it’s worked out well!
How To Make Salted Caramel Butter Bars
It’s all a pretty easy process, just a few steps, honestly: you make dough, you divide dough, you bake some of the dough, you chill some of the dough…
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2 cups salted butter, room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1½ cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 4 cups all purpose flour
For the Filling:
14 ounces soft caramel candies (about 50 individual caramels), unwrapped 1/3 cup milk or cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla optional – 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt
