Caramel Crumb Bars

Name: Caramel Crumb Bars
Yield: Makes one 9 × 13 × 2-inch (23 × 33 × 5-cm) pan of cookies, about twenty-four 2-inch (5-cm) squares
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ cup sugar; 8 ounces (2 sticks/225 grams) unsalted butter, softened; 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened, condensed milk; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; ¼ cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup; 2½ cups all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off)

Preparation info

Makes one
9 × 13 × 2 inch
squares

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Modern Baker

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2008

About

If I had to choose one cookie above all others, it would be this one. The buttery dough and creamy caramel filling complement each other perfectly.

Ingredients

Dough

8 ounces (2 sticks/225 grams) unsalted butter, softened
½

Americas
United States
Pastry
Vegetarian

Method

Set a rack in the lowest level of the oven and preheat to 350°F (180°C).
For the dough, beat the butter with the sugar and salt in an electric mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed until soft and light, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the vanilla.
On the lowest speed, beat in 2¼