Salted Caramel Butter Bars
Salted Caramel Butter Bars are ultra-rich dessert bars with layers of buttery shortbread and gooey caramel, topped with flaky sea salt for a heavenly sweet-and-salty treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 11 oz bag soft caramels, unwrapped
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ tsp sea salt plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking dish with parchment paper.
- Mix butter, sugars, and vanilla. Add flour and salt to form a soft dough.
- Press ⅔ of dough into pan; bake for 20 minutes.
- Melt caramels with cream until smooth. Pour over crust.
- Crumble remaining dough over caramel. Bake another 20–25 minutes.
- Cool, top with sea salt, slice, and serve.