Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Yummy Bar Recipes are back with these Salted Caramel Butter Bars. Delicious salted caramel in these rich butter bars is positively delightful. I mean, if you love salted caramel, then these really are for you. I should really rename them “can’t get enough bars”.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bars, caramel, dessert

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Calories 341kcal

Ingredients

1 cup butter room temperature (2 sticks)
¾ cup confectioner's sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour

Filling

½ cup homemade caramel
½ tbsp coarse salt

OR you can use

7 ounce caramel candies 1 bag
1 tbsp milk
¼ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Line an 8×8 pan with parchment and set aside.
In the mixer bowl combine both of the sugars and the butter – mix on medium until creamy.
Add the vanilla – beat until combined.
Add the flour ajnd mix on low until the dough becomes smooth.
Press ⅔ of the dough into an even layer in the prepared pan.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the edges are golden. Refrigerate the remaining dough while that is baking.
While baking, prepare the caramel if you are making it from the candies by combining the unwrapped caramels and milk in a microwave-safe bowl and heat it in the microwave for approx 1 minute.
Stir and continue to heat in 30-second intervals until it is melted.
Once melted add the vanilla and set aside until the crust is done baking.
Once you remove the crust from the oven, top it with the caramel sauce and sprinkle it with the coarse salt.
Take the remaining dough and crumble it over the top of the caramel layer – do not press or spread – leave it in crumbles.
Return the pan to the oven and bake it for another 25-35 minutes or until it is golden the the filling is bubbling.
Let the bars cool before cutting them into squares. Store in an airtight container.

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