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Cinnamon-Caramel Swirl Shortbread




Source of Recipe


King Arthur Cookie Companion


Recipe Introduction


This is a typical shortbread dough that you put in cake pans covered in cinnamon sugar, then topped w/more cinnamon sugar. And after they come out you cut them in wedges and then drizzle w/melted caramels. I used a generous amount of cinnamon in my cinnamon sugar (a good 2 tsp. in 1/4 cup or so of superfine sugar). My oldest son liked them w/o the caramel, so it's still a good cookie w/o the caramel. My 7 yr. old also loved these but he has a big sweet tooth. My only complaint with these is that it calls for 1 tsp. salt and you can taste it, which went OK w/the caramel, but I will reduce the amount next time.



List of Ingredients




1/4 cup cinnamon sugar
Dough:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon salt (reduce next time to 1/4 or 1/2 tsp.)
3/4 cup sugar (5 1/4 oz.)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/3 cup unbleached all purpose flour (10 oz.)
Topping:
5 oz. caramels (14 to 16 caramels)
1 Tbs. cream or milk

Recipe



Preheat oven to 300 deg. Lightly grease two 9 inch round cake pans. Sprinkle bottoms of pan w/about 1 Tbs. cinnamon sugar for each pan.

To make dough, cream butter, salt, sugar and vanilla. Then beat in flour. Divide dough in half, and press into pans, smoothing surface w/fingers. Sprinkle w/remaining cinnamon sugar. Prick tops w/fork. (I did this in a pattern that made 12 wedges per pan)

Bake 35-40 minutes, until golden around edges (which is hard to tell w/this recipe since the shortbread is already light brown from the cinnamon). Remove from oven and loosen edges around pan w/knife. Wait 5 minutes, then carefully turn the shortbread out onto clean work surface in one piece. Using a pizza wheel or sharp knife, cut each round into 12 wedges. (make sure you do this while it's warm) Transfer wedges to rack to cool.

To make topping, heat caramels and milk in microwave or in a saucepan over low heat. Stir until the caramels melt and the mixture is smooth. Drizzle over cooled shortbread wedges. Allow to set before storing.

24 wedges