English Toffee Shortbread Bars Food

TERRIFIC TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and egg yolk in a large bowl; stir in flour and salt. Press dough into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over hot crust. Let stand until soft, about 5 minutes, and spread evenly; sprinkle with nuts. Cool pan on wire rack for 30 minutes.

ENGLISH TOFFEE SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Line a 9×13 baking pan with foil.
• Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, flour and salt just until combined. Mix will be a tad crumbly.
• Press mixture evenly into the bottom of the lined pan. Bake for 15 minutes just shortbread is lightly brown. Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, combine sweetened condensed milk, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour over shortbread and put back into the oven to bake for another 15-18 minutes. You want the caramel middle just to be set. Remove from oven.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips (*reserving 1/4 cup) over the bars. Wait 2 minutes and then spread the melted chocolate in an even layer over the bars. Immediately sprinkle with toffee bits and walnuts.
• If desired, melt the reserved 1/4 cup of chocolate chips in the microwave and drizzle over the bars- this is simply for aesthetics- so only take the extra step if you're feeling it! Let bars completely cool before cutting into 24 bars.

ENGLISH SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Mix the butter and sugar together until light and creamy.
• Gradually work in the flour (Mixture will be crumbly).
• Press mixture into a greased 9" x 13" pan.
• Prick all over with a fork (Dip fork in some flour before pricking shortbread).
• Sprinkle with a teaspoon of sugar (Optional).
• Put into oven for about 20 minutes, or until pale golden.
• When cool, cut into bars.

SCOTTISH SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Spread into an ungreased 11x7-in. baking pan. Prick several times with a fork. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, water, and salt.
• Cook to hard-crack stage (300°F) stirring with a WOODEN SPOON constantly and watching carefully. Do not try a plastic spoon, it will melt into your delicious candy!
• Immediately pour into ungreased 13"x9" pan.
• Cool until hard.
• Melt chocolate over hot, but not boiling water.
• Spread over toffee; sprinkle with nuts, pressing them into chocolate.
• Let stand 2-3 hours or chill 30 minutes.
• Break into bite-size pieces.

EASY ENGLISH BUTTER TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Butter a 13x9 baking pan.
• Arrange saltines right side up in a single layer in pan.
• Melt butter and sugar over medium heat.
• Bring to boil, boil 3 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Pour over crackers, spread evenly with spatula.
• Bake for 5 minutes, if crackers move, rearrange with a fork.
• Cool for about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle chocolate morsels over top.
• Let stand about 5 minutes the evenly spread over top.
• Cool completely, then cut in 2x1 inch bars.
• Place a pecan half over each piece.
• Store in refrigerator.

HERSHEY'S BAR TOFFEE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until creamy.
• Add flour and salt; mix well.
• Pat dough into a 10x13" rectangle on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 20 minutes- until dough is set and lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and immediately top with the Hershey bar squares.
• When squares have softened (and it doesn't take long!) spread evenly and top with the finely chopped walnuts.
• Cut into bars while warm, as these are difficult to cut when cooled.