Homemade Twix

Homemade Twix

1 C salted butter (room temp)
1 C powdered sugar
2 t vanilla
1/2 t salt
2 C flour
2 C caramel, cut into small chunks
3 T heavy cream
3 C milk chocolate (I used Guittard melting chocolate disks)

Preheat oven to 300. Line 9x13 pan with foil, spray with cooking spray and line with parchment.  In mixer, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla.  Add flour and continue to beat at medium speed until dough comes together.  Press dough evenly into pan.  Prick crust with fork to allow steam to escape and to have fewer bubbles.  Bake crust until it's lightly golden brown on top and the edges are deeper golden brown, about 35-45 minutes.  Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.

Melt the caramel and cream in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until fluid and smooth.  Pour the caramel over the cooled cookie crust and set int he refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill and firm up.

Remove from pan by lifting with foil.  Cut into "twix" size bars (approximately 1/2 inch by 4 inches). Melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds.  Use forks or dipping tools to dip each candy bar in the chocolate until completely covered, then tap the fork against the lip of the bowl so excess chocolate drips off. Set the dipped bars on a sheet of parchment to cool and harden completely. Once cooled, use a sharp knife to cut off excess chocolate around bottom edge.

**Adapted from King Arthur Flour (Thousand Dollar Bars)