Millionaire's Shortbread (Cooks)

By ezunich

Ingredients

• Crust
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 16 tbs unsalted butter, melted
• Filling
• 1 (14oz can) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup corn syrup
• 8 tbs unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Chocolate
• 8 oz bittersweet chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Crust
Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with foil, with overhang. Combine flour, sugar and salt in medium bowl. Add melted butter and stir until flour is evenly moistened. Crumble dough evenly over bottom of pan. Press and smooth dough into even thickness. Using fork, pierce dough at 1 inch intervals. Bake until light golden brown and firm to touch, 25-30 minutes. Transfer pan to wire rack. Using sturdy metal spatula, press on entire surface of warm crust to compress (this will make it easier to cut). Let crust cool until just warm, at least 20 minutes.
Filling
Stir all ingredients together in large saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture registers between 236-239°, 16-20 minutes. Pour over crust and spread to even thickness. Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
Chocolate
Microwave chopped chocolate, spread evenly over filling. Refrigerate shortbread until chocolate is just set about 10 minutes.
Using foil overhand, lift shortbread out of pan and transfer to cutting board; discard foil. Using serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, cut shortbread in half crosswise to create two 6 1/2 x 9 rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half to make 4 3 1/2 x 9 inch strips. Cut each strip crosswise into 10 equal pieces.