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Chocolate Dulce de Leche Bars
Makes24 bars
- Active time:30 min
- Start to finish:3 1/4 hr
July 2008
Fudgy cookies go Latin with an infusion of dulce de leche, a sweet milk caramel also known as cajeta and arequipe. These cool treats are happily portable on their crisp shortbread crusts.
For shortbread crust
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
For chocolate dulce de leche
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup dulce de leche
- 4 large egg yolks
- 5 oz 60%-cacao bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (preferably in a food processor)
Make shortbread crust:
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Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Butter a shallow 9- to 91/2-inch square baking pan (1 to 1 1/2 inches deep). Line bottom and 2 sides with parchment paper, leaving an overhang. Butter parchment.
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Blend together butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl with a fork. Sift in flour and blend with fork until a soft dough forms.
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Spread dough evenly in baking pan using an offset spatula or back of a spoon, then prick all over with fork.
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Bake until golden, 15 to 20 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack, about 30 minutes.
Make chocolate dulce de leche:
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Bring cream and dulce de leche to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan, stirring with a wooden spoon until dulce de leche has dissolved.
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Whisk together yolks in a bowl, then slowly whisk in hot cream mixture. Return to pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until pan is visible in tracks of spoon and mixture registers 170°F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate until melted.
Make bars:
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Pour chocolate mixture over cooled shortbread and chill, uncovered, until cold and set, about 2 hours.
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Run a small knife around edges to loosen, then transfer to a cutting board using parchment. Cut with a hot clean knife (dip in hot water and wipe clean between cuts) into 24 bars. Chill until ready to serve.
Cooks’ note: Chocolate dulce de leche bars can be chilled in an airtight container up to 1 day.
- Keywords
- dessert,
- cookies,
- chocolate,
- caramel,
- condensed milk
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