Saturday, 3 December 2011

Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bark

mmmmm...holiday baking!


Cookie
1 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp water
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Topping
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 pkgs milk chocolate chips (3 cups)
1 cup toasted almonds, finely chopped (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.  Grease a 17”x11” baking sheet and line with parchment paper, overlapping at the two ends for easy removal.
  2. Cookie:  Beat butter sugars, vanilla and water until smooth.  Add remaining 3 ingredients and beat until mixture is combined.
  3. Spread dough to cover prepared baking sheet.
  4. Bake in preheated oven 15 minutes.
  5. Topping:  Meanwhile, over medium heat bring butter and brown sugar to a boil.  Stir to combine.  Spread mixture over partially baked cookie dough.  Return to oven and bake an additional 8 minutes until caramel is bubbling.
  6. Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over hot caramel.  Wait 5 minutes and spread melted chocolate over cookie.   If using nuts, sprinkle over chocolate.
  7. Cool in refrigerator until chocolate is set.  Once at room temperature, break or cut cookie slab into irregular pieces or into your favourite cookie cutter shapes.

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