Millionaire Bars

from Bake Like a French Pastry Chef

Prepare the Shortbread

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

Mix the flour and sugar. Crumble the butter into the mixture until it resembles bread crumbs. Add the egg.

Knead the dough and gather into a ball.

Roll out the dough into a 8-by12-include rectangle. Place your springform pan on top. There should be as little waste around the edges as possible.

Prick all over with a fork and then bake for 20 min until the cookie turns a light golden brown. Let it cool in the pan.

Now For The Caramel!

In a saucepan, melt the sugar into a light caramel.

Add the butter and the sweetened condensed milk. Monitor the temperature while mixing until it reaches 235 degrees. Whisk continuously while it thickens.

Cover the cookie evenly with the caramel. Let sit. You can even cool it in the fridge for a few quick minutes.

And, Finally, the Chocolate ;)

Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie with the butter, cut into pieces.

Cover the caramel layer and let cool.

Set it to chill in the fridge. Then gently unmold. It's ready! You can cut it into 15 pieces. Or less;)