Salted Caramel Bars
My oh my what a delicious treat!! If you’re a big fan of caramel, I’d suggest you double the salted caramel recipe. You can use one batch for the bars and you can use the other batch as ice cream topping, cheesecake topping, or just a take spoonful as a snack !!
Ingredients
Salted Caramel
Butter Bar
Instructions
Salted Caramel
  1. In a medium saucepan, heat the water and sugar over medium heat. Stir constantly until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture starts to bubble just a little.
  2. Stop stirring the mixture and increase the heat to high. Let the mixture continue to boil until it turns an amber color, this could take anywhere from 4-12 minutes. Stay close to the stove so that you won’t burn your sugar.
  3. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the heavy cream. BE VERY CAREFUL because the mixture will bubble up. It is VERY HOT.
  4. Mix in the butter one tablespoon at a time. Then add vanilla and salt. Keep on whisking until it becomes smooth.
  5. Strain the caramel sauce into a dish and allow to cool completely for at least 1 hour to thicken up before pouring it on the butter bar.
Butter bar
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 13×9″ baking pan with foil, extending the sides of the foil over the edges of the pan.
  2. In the stand mixer bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until creamy and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  3. Beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
  4. Add in the flour, 1 cup at a time, and mix until it’s thoroughly combined.
  5. Press HALF of the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Refrigerate the remaining dough.
  6. Bake the crust for 15 minutes. Take out from the oven and pour the caramel evenly into the crust. Crumble the remaining dough on top to cover the caramel layer.
  7. Return to the oven and continue baking for an additional 25-30 minutes or until golden brown and the caramel is bubbly.
  8. Cool completely, then refrigerate for at least an hour before cutting into squares.
Recipe Notes

Adapted from : Live Well Bake Often and Domestic Rebel