Millionaire's Shortbread

Name: Millionaire's Shortbread
Yield: Makes 40 cookies
Cuisine: Great Britain
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces), granulated sugar; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 , (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup packed (7 ounces), brown sugar; 1/2 cup, heavy cream; 1/2 cup, corn syrup; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 8 ounces, bittersweet chocolate (6 ounces chopped fine, 2 ounces grated)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2016, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Britain’s triple-decker combo of buttery cookie, sweet caramel, and dark chocolate makes a perfect holiday gift. But only if every layer is flawless.

SERVESMakes 40 cookies

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1½ hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Millionaire’s shortbread has a lot going for it: a crunchy shortbread base; a chewy, caramel-like filling; and a shiny, snappy chocolate top. The only thing that could make it better would be foolproof methods for producing all three layers...

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