Description
These Brown Butter Toffee Shortbread Bars are a melt-in-your-mouth experience that combines rich, nutty brown butter with crunchy toffee bits. Perfect for any occasion, they’re surprisingly simple to make yet taste gourmet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup English Toffee Bits
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8×8-inch or 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides.
- In a light-colored saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally until it starts to foam and crackle. Watch for the milk solids to turn golden brown and remove from heat once you smell a nutty aroma.
- Pour the browned butter into a heatproof bowl and let it cool for about 10-15 minutes.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and fine sea salt.
- Pour the slightly cooled brown butter and vanilla extract into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined to form a crumbly dough.
- Press about two-thirds of the dough firmly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan to create a solid base layer.
- Sprinkle the English toffee bits evenly over the pressed shortbread base.
- Crumble the remaining one-third of the dough over the layer of toffee bits without pressing it down firmly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the edges are lightly golden brown and the top is slightly set.
- Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan on a wire rack for at least 1-2 hours before cutting into squares or bars.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg