Twix Bars

I think I've mentioned it in past recipes, but I love caramel and chocolate together.  Consequently, I love Twix candy bars, and I've found a Twix Bar recipe so I can have my own at home!  Admittedly, they are not exactly like Twix, and that's due to a couple different things, but they are delicious anyway.

Ingredients

Cookie:

1 cup salted butter room temperature (I used unsalted, it doesn't actually matter)

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup powdered sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

Caramel

2 1/2 cups caramel squares (buy two packages of caramels, you'll only need part of the second one but get it anyway)

3 tablespoons heavy cream

Chocolate:

2 cups milk chocolate chips (a little more than one bag)

Instructions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 300 degrees, and prepare a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.

2.  In a large bowl, beat the butter until soft.  Add the salt, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar and beat again.  Once smooth, add the flour in increments.  After the first cup I switched from an electric mixer to mixing by hand.  Press the dough into the bottom of the pan and bake for about 35 minutes.  The cookie crust will be done when the edges begin to brown.  Allow the cookie crust to cool completely before proceeding to the next step.

3.  In a medium microwave-safe bowl, melt the caramel squares and heavy cream.  Microwave for three minutes, stirring after every minute.  Pour the caramel over the cookie crust, then cool in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

4.  Once the caramel has cooled, melt the chocolate chips for two minutes, stirring after each minute.  Spread the chocolate evenly over the caramel, and allow to cool in the refrigerator.  Serve in squares.

Notes:

~ 9x13 is probably the thickest you should go with your pan, I had to use an 11x7 and I wish I would have gone thinner rather than thicker.  Either way it was good.