Salted Caramel Butter Bars

I'm a Housewives addict too…my guilty pleasure. I have some caramels that never made it to my apples so I think I will try this.thank

Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Ingredients
For the Crust:

• 2 cups salted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all purpose flour

For the Filling:

• 14 ounces soft caramel candies (about 50 individual caramels), unwrapped
• 1/3 cup milk or cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• optional – 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt

Instructions
To Make the Crust:

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Coat a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix until combined. Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour, mixing until a soft dough forms.
3. get the full instructions @ cookiesandcups.com

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