Caramel Cookie Bar

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Do you love Twix candy bars? Try this recipe for caramel cookie bars! They're a combination of shortbread cookie, buttery caramel, and milk chocolate.
Caramel Cookie Bar similar to twix candy bars

Caramel Cookie Bars Recipe

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Ingredients

  • Basic Shortbread Cookie Recipe
  • 1 pound Peter’s Caramel
  • 1 pound Mercken’s Cocoa Lite Candy Coating
  • 1 tsp Almond Emulsion (optional)
  • 1/2 cup Sliced Almonds (optional)

Instructions

1. Mix shortbread per recipe directions, adding 1 teaspoon of almond emulsion to recipe if using almonds for your bar.
2. Roll dough into a ½-inch thick rectangular shape.
3. Cut dough into ½”x 4” strips.
4. Bake shortbread cookies according to recipe directions.
shortbread cookies on cookie sheet
5. Allow cookies to cool completely.
6. Cut caramel in strips to cover tops of shortbread cookies.
peters caramel rolled out into a sheetcutting peters caramel into rectanglesputting peters caramel onto baked shortbread cookies
7. Bake for 2 minutes or until caramel “just” melts and sticks to cookies.
peters caramel on shortbread cookies
8. If adding almonds, place almond on top of caramel while caramel is still warm and slightly melted. Gently press almonds into melted caramel.
9. Melt candy coating in a microwave proof container large enough to dip cookies.
10. Using a dipping tool, dip each caramel cookie into the melted coating.
dipping caramel shortbread cookie into melted milk chocolate
11. Allow excess coating to drip back into container before placing cookie on parchment paper.
placing homemade candy bar onto parchment paper
12. Allow coating to set completely before decorating with a chocolate drizzle.
adding a drizzle to homemade candy bar

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