Skor Shortbread Food

SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C/325F (standard) or 150C/300F (fan forced / convection).
• Butter and line a 31.5 x 23.5 cm / 9 x 13" pan with baking paper with overhang.
• Beat butter until smooth (or use very soft butter and a wooden spoon). Add icing sugar and beat until combined.
• Add half the flour and beat until mostly combined - it will resemble wet sand. Then beat in the remainder. Use your hands to bring it together into a smooth ball of dough - knead lightly if required.
• Roughly press down into a rectangle shape, then transfer into the pan. Press into the pan. Optional: Roll over the top using a small rolling pin or glass (that's what I used) for a smooth surface. Don't press down too hard - it makes the cookies firmer
• Bake for 20 minutes until edges are very light golden and most of the surface is still pale gold.
• Remove from the oven. Working quickly, cut into desired shape (I do 8 x 3 bars, like Walker's shortbread biscuits) and prick all over with a fork (optional).
• Return to the oven for 8 minutes or until the surface is light golden - not browned. Turn the oven off, crack it open ajar, then leave to cool for at least 1 hour in the oven.
• Remove from the oven, use paper overhang to remove the biscuits from the pan. Cool fully on rack. Serve with tea!!

MOCK SKOR BARS

Steps:

• Preheat ove to 350. Line a 13 x9 inch pan with Parchment paper for easy clean up. Arrange crackers evenly in pan.
• In saucepan over medium heat melt butter. Stir in brown sugar until melted and smooth. Bring mixture to a boil stirring constantly until mixture is smooth and bubbly. Boil for 2 minutes and then pour mixture evenly over cracker.
• Bake in oven for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle chocolate pieces evenly over caramel mixture. Return to oven just long enough for chocolate to melt. Spread chocolate evenly with spatula.
• Place pan in refrigerator or freezer until chocolate is firm. Cut or break into pieces.
• Cooking time is cooling time.

SHORTBREAD MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat butter, icing sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt;stir half into butter mixture.
• Stir in toffee bits and remaining flour mixture.
• Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls and place on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
• Let cool on pan for about 5 minutes and dust with more icing sugar, if desired.

SKOR SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Coarsely chop 1 chocolate bar into 1/4-inch pieces, about 1/3 cup. Set remaining bar aside.
• In med bowl, using and electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and salt.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir in 1 cup flour until just mixed. Stir in remaining flour with chopped skor until just mixed.
• Scrap dough into ungreased 8" square baking dish. Lightly flour fingers, then pat mixture into even thickness. Using a fork pierce dough every inch.
• Finely chop remaining bar and sprinkle over top of dough.
• Bake until edges are deep golden and center is pale golden, about 35-40 minutes
• Remove from oven. Cut into squares immediately. Cool completely in pan.

SKOR BARS

Steps:

• Crush the Ritz Crackers.
• Mix with the other two ingredients.
• Pour mixture into a buttered 9x9 pan.
• Press firmly.
• Bake at 300 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let cool and slice while still warm.

SKOR SQUARES

Steps:

• Crush the Ritz into fine crumbs and put in mixing bowl.
• Add 3/4 of the Skor bits 3/4 of the pecans and the can of Eagle Bran milk.
• Mix well.
• Press into a 9 inch buttered square pan.
• Sprinkle the remaining Skor bits and pecans on top.
• Cook at 350 degrees for 8 minutes (no more).
• Make sure you cool off completely before cutting into squares or they will fall apart.

SKOR TOFFEE SQUARES

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat the 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar and egg yolk until creamy and smooth. Slowly beat in the flour until there is an even dough-like consistency.
• Dump the dough in a greased 13x9 cake pan. Press the dough evenly across the bottom of the pan.
• Bake in a 350F for 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• In a sauce pan heat the 2 tbsp butter and condensed milk over medium heat. Once it come to a boil stir constantly, scraping the bottom of the pan for 5 minutes. The sauce will thicken and become smooth. Stir in the vanilla. Spread the filling over the crust.
• Bake in a 350F oven for 12-15 minutes. The top layer will bubble and become golden brown. Watch that it does not get 'too' brown. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack.
• While the crust and caramel is still hot, sprinkle the chocolate chips across the caramel. Wait a few minutes. The chocolate chips will have melted. Using a spatula, spread the chocolate evenly across the baked layers.
• Sprinkle the Skor toffee bits across the melted chocolate.