Caramel cashew bars have a base layer of brown sugar flavored shortbread topped with melted caramel, chocolate chips and cashews.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 32
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
1 ½sticks unsalted butter
¾packed brown sugar
½scant teaspoon salt**
llightly beaten egg
1 ½cupsall purpose flour
1cupold fashioned oats
114 oz package caramels, unwrapped
5tablespoonshalf and half
1cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips
1cupsalted cashew halves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F and line a 9x13 inch pan with nonstick foil or regular foil. If using regular foil, spray with cooking spray. Alternatively use parchment paper.
Beat the butter and brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat in salt and egg. Stir in flour and oats. Press mixture into the baking pan and bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown around edges.
Meanwhile, combine caramels and half and half cream in a large saucepan and cook over low to medium low heat until caramels are melted. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with chocolate and cashews.
Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to refrigerator to chill (this sets the caramel a bit).