Salted Vanilla Butterscotch Shortbread Bars
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Ingredients
  • 24 shortbread cookies, such as walkers pure butter shortbread
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • one 10-ounce bag butterscotch chips
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 2 teaspoon cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  • coarse sea salt, to taste
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan.
  2. Combine the cookies and melted butter in a food processor or blender with a pulse mode. Press it into the pan. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until lightly golden on the edges. Remove from the oven.
  3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the butterscotch chips, corn syrup, butter, cream, and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until smooth.
  4. Spread over crust. Sprinkle with the nuts; press down lightly. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until topping is bubbly and lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Cut into bars.