Square up straight into your mouth
These shortbread cookies are most delightful when served on a wintery evening
Ingredients
2/3
cup
of butter
1/4
cup
of white sugar
1 1/4
cup
of all-purpose flour
1/2
cup
of butter
1/2
cup
of packed light brown sugar
2
tbsp
of light corn syrup
1/2
cup
of condensed milk
1 1/4
cup
of chocolate chips
Instructions
Start it off by preheating the oven to 175 degrees C
In a bowl, mix 2/3 cup of butter, white sugar and flour until they are well combined and evenly crumbled
Press the mixture into a baking pan and bake for 20 minutes
Remove from the oven and set aside for cooling
Add 1/2 cup of butter to a saucepan and let it melt
Then add the brown sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk and bring to a boil.
Let it boil for a further 5 minutes.
Remove the sauce pan from heat and beat the mixture with a spoon for 3 minutes.
Pour this mixture over the baked crust and cool it until it begins to start firming up.
Place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 1 minute while stirring at regular intervals.
Pour this chocolate on top of the caramel layer
Spread evenly and chill
Cut into 1 inch squares and serve