Millionaire’s Bars

INGREDIENTS:

125g (1 cup) flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature

50g (1/4 cup) sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces

1/2 cup sugar

2 tbsp light corn syrup

1 (14 oz) can sweeten condensed milk

3.5 oz / 100g milk or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

1/2 tsp light corn syrup

30g (2 tbsp) 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 160C / 325F. Line a 20 x 20 / 8 x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine together butter and sugar and beat with a mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour mixture and mix just until incorporated. Spread into the pan and bake for 15-18 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Let cool completely.

To make the filling, combine together butter, sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a saucepan. Heat, stirring occasionally until the butter is melted and the mixture looks smooth. Bring to boil and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens a bit and turns an amber color. Spread onto the shortbread layer and let cool completely. Transfer into the fridge for a few hours or overnight …