Homemade Twix Bars
Serves 16
25 mins prep
30 mins cook
55 mins total
A soft and buttery cookie topped with a homemade chewy salted caramel, finished with a semi-sweet chocolate coating. Every bite of one of these Homemade Twix Bars is perfect sweet, chewy, and just SO. GOOD.
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INSTRUCTIONS Shortbread Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in flour. Turn dough into prepared pan. Press evenly across bottom of pan. Bake for 20 minutes, until just starting to color. Caramel Place sugar, corn syrup, cream, and butter in a heavy 4 quart pot. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar has melted. Increase heat to medium high. Continue cooking, occasionally brushing down sides of pan with pastry brush dipped in water to 245 degrees, about 20-30 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Immediately pour over cooled shortbread. Allow to cool completely. Putting It Together Line sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Place chocolate and vegetable oil in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high in 15 second intervals, stirring after each, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Lift candy out of pan. Using a sharp knife, cut into 16 bars. Using a fork, dip each candy bar into chocolate. Allow to drain. Place on prepared pan. Allow to set. Trim off any excess chocolate.
