Sea Salt Caramel Shortbread Squares. I thought about posting a salad this week. Something to help me detox from the all the sweet potato souffle this Thanksgiving. Let it cool slightly, then pour over the shortbread.

Salted Caramel Shortbread Squares - pretzels and pecans in a soft caramel center gives these shortbread squares a fun sweet and salty twist. These dessert squares did not last long around here. *Love these recipes? For a take on millionaire shortbread, these salted caramel squares make a great afternoon tea recipe. You can have Sea Salt Caramel Shortbread Squares using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sea Salt Caramel Shortbread Squares

It's 2/3 cup of butter.
It's 1/4 cup of white sugar.
It's 1 1/4 cups of all purpose flour.
It's 1/2 cup of butter.
It's 1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar.
It's 2 Tbsp of light corn syrup.
Prepare 1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk.
It's 1 1/2 cups of dark chocolate chips.
You need of Sea salt.

To make the caramel, heat the sugar in an even layer in a frying pan until it melts and then starts to bubble to a golden brown. Swirl the pan if you need to keep the melting and browning even. Other cookies submitted were wonderful too, particularly Dianne's Dark Chocolate Buttercrunch with Sea Salt and Amy's Snickerdoodles. For a hint of salt, you could add just a pinch or sprinkle some sea salt flakes over.

Sea Salt Caramel Shortbread Squares step by step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees..
In a medium bowl, mix together 2/3 cup butter, white sugar and flour until evenly crumbly. Press into a 9 inch square baking pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 20 minutes..
In a 2 quart saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue to boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes. Pour over warm or cool baked crust. Cool until it begins to firm..
Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 1 minute on high power, then stir. Continue to heat and stir at 20 second intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth. Pour chocolate over the caramel layer and spread evenly to cover completely. Sprinkle with sea salt and chill. Lift squares out of pan using parchment paper and place on cutting board. Cut into squares. Makes 36 squares..

These cookies consist of a shortbread crust, firm caramel center, and a milk chocolate top. Reviews for: Photos of Caramel Shortbread Squares. And they're some sort of magic. These Salted-Caramel Chocolate Shortbread Bars fit the bill and pretty much made me fall in love with salted caramel all over again. Let's start with the A pinch of salt on top is just the right partner for the chocolate.