Millionaire's Shortbread

Ingredients:

Shortbread:

175g butter

5 tablespoons caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

175g plain flour

pinch of salt

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.

2. Cream the butter and sugar together and add the vanilla. Beat until smooth. Add flour and salt and press onto the bottom of a greased 23cm square tin.

3. Bake 20-25 minutes until shortbread is pale golden. Set aside and allow to cool.

Caramel:

115g butter

220g brown sugar

pinch of salt

90ml milk

375g icing sugar

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over a low heat

2. Add brown sugar and bring to the boil

3. Add milk whilst stirring

4. Leave to cool for about 20 minutes

5. Stir in salt & icing sugar then beat until smooth

Pour over cooled shortbread and place in the fridge to set. Once set, melt chocolate and pour over caramel. Again, leave in the fridge to set then you can cut into squares.