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Caramel Oat Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Bars

URL: https://www.melskitchencafe.com/caramel-oat-chocolate-shortbread-bars/

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • cup granulated sugar
  • 14 tablespoons salted butter, cold, cut into tablespoon-size pieces

Filling

  • ½ cup salted butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup light or dark brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened (optional)
  • ½ cup toffee bits
  • 1 ½ cups white, milk, semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chunks or chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a 9x13-inch pan with foil and nonstick spray.
  2. In a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar, then add butter and process until clumped.
  3. Press the shortbread mixture into the bottom of the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden.
  4. For the filling, melt butter in a saucepan and brown it, then mix in sugars and salt off the heat.
  5. Let the mixture cool slightly, then whisk in eggs and vanilla.
  6. Stir in oats, coconut, toffee bits, and chocolate chips, then spread over the baked crust.
  7. Bake for an additional 20 minutes until set around the edges.
  8. Allow to cool slightly before serving, optionally topped with ice cream and caramel sauce.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
24 bars
Calories
303
Total fat
18g
Total carbohydrates
32g
Total protein
3g
Sodium
159mg
Cholesterol
54mg

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