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Squirrelly Shortbread Bars

Squirrelly Shortbread Bars
Cook Time
50 min
Yields
40 servings

This nutty bars are a delicious dessert for sweet and savoury fans.

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ingredients

Bars

¾
cup butter, softened
½
cup sugar
2
cup flour

Topping

cup butter
½
cup dark brown sugar, packed
½
cup corn syrup
2
Tbsp whipping cream
2
cup salted peanuts
1
cup almonds, slivered
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directions

Step 1

Grease a 13- x- 9 inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan. Line with parchment paper. Set aside.

Step 2

In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy.

Step 3

Using wooden spoon, stir in flour,
1/2 cup (125 mL) at a time until combine

Step 4

Press evenly into prepared pan. Bake in center of 350ºF (180ºC) oven until golden, about 25 minutes.

Step 5

Let cool in pan on rack.

Step 6

Meanwhile in saucepan, bring butter, sugar, corn syrup and cream to boil, stirring.

Step 7

Boil, without stirring,until slightly thickened about 1 minute.

Step 8

Remove from heat; stir in peanuts and almonds. Spread over crust.

Step 9

Bake in centre of 350ºF (180ºC) oven until golden, about 25 minutes.

Step 10

Let cool in pan on rack; cut into bars.

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