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Squirrelly Shortbread Bars




Source of Recipe


Courtesy of: Canadian Living Cooks


List of Ingredients




Bars:

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cup flour


Topping:

2/3 cup butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup corn syrup
2 tbsp whipping cream
2 cup salted peanuts
1 cup almonds, slivered



Recipe



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

In bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy.

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

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

Let cool in pan on rack.


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

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

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

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

Let cool in pan on rack; cut into bars.