Millionaires shortbread are a British confectionary square biscuit-based dessert topped with caramel and chocolate layer.
Millionaires Shortbread
Millionaire’s shortbread is also known as caramel shortcake, popular for its three rich layers of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate. The recipe of millionaire’s shortbread includes only five ingredients – sugar, butter, condensed milk, chocolate, and flour. It is a perfect dessert, fit for any festival and occasion.
These shortbread are super easy to make and tastes absolutely divine. You can’t stop with one slice, they are so addictive.
Ingredients Needed for Millionaires Shortbread
- All-purpose flour: Plain flour or all-purpose flour to make the shortbread layer. You can also use ready-made shortbread cookies to make the base.
- Sugar: Brown and castor sugar for shortbread and caramel layer.
- Butter: Unsalted butter to make all those rich layers.
- Condensed milk: Sweetened condensed milk
- Chocolate: Dark or milk chocolate for the top layer.
Why make Millionaires Shortbread?
✔Easy to make
✔Needs 5 Ingredients only
✔Rich and Addictive
✔Tastes Heavenly
✔Kids Friendly
✔Make a wonderful edible gift
✔Divine dessert for Date night
How to make Millionaires Shortbread?
Step 1. Make Shortbread– In a mixing bowl add 75 g sugar and flour and 175g of butter. Mix until crumbly and then make the dough. Transfer the dough into a parchment paper-lined 8×8″ square baking tray. Spread into an even layer.
Prick with a fork and bake in a preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes. Let it cool and set it aside.
Step 2. Make Caramel Layer– In a saucepan add 100 butter and brown sugar. Mix well and let the sugar and butter melt. Now add condensed milk and let it cook on medium-high until thickened.
Pour the caramel over the cooked shortbread layer. Let it set in the refrigerator.
Step 3. Make Chocolate Layer– Melt 200g of chocolate over a double boiler. Pour this melted chocolate over the caramel layer. Spread evenly on the caramel layer.
Let it set in the refrigerator.Cut into squares, serve, and enjoy.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the millionaires shortbread with a cup of tea or coffee. Treat yourselevs a big slice after dinner as dessert.
Pro Tips
- Make sure to not over bake the shortbread layer.
- Let the shortbread cool completely before adding the caramel layer.
- Keep the caramel layer in the refrigerator to set.
- Use a knife washed with hot water to slice the shortbread.
- Store them in the refrigerator.
Like Millionaires Shortbread, try these recipes…
- Spiced Hot Chocolate
- Double Chocolate Pudding Popsicles
- Chocolate Pecan Cookies
- Hazelnut Chocolate Spread
- Chocolate Truffles with Leftover Cake Crumbs
Looking for more such yummy Chocolate recipes to get some ideas for your snacking? Do not miss my Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Oranges and the best ones’s Shortbread Cookies.
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Millionaires Shortbread
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Baking Tray
Ingredients
- 250 g all-purpose flour
- 75 g sugar
- 275 g butter
- 100 g brown sugar
- 1 can / 397g condensed milk
- 200 g chocolate
Instructions
Make Shortbread
- In a mixing bowl add 75 g sugar and flour and 175g of butter. Mix until crumbly and then make the dough.
- Transfer the dough into a parchment paper-lined 8×8″ square baking tray. Spread into an even layer.
- Prick with a fork and bake in a preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes.
- Let it cool and set it aside.
Make Caramel Layer
- In a saucepan add 100 butter and brown sugar. Mix well and let the sugar and butter melt.
- Now add condensed milk and let it cook on medium-high until thickened.
- Pour the caramel over the cooked shortbread layer. Let it set in the refrigerator.
Make Chocolate Layer
- Melt 200g of chocolate over a double boiler. Pour this melted chocolate over the caramel layer.
- Spread evenly on the caramel layer.
- Let it set in the refrigerator.
- Cut into squares, serve, and enjoy.
Video
Notes
- Make sure to not over bake the shortbread layer.
- Let the shortbread cool completely before adding the caramel layer.
- Keep the caramel layer in the refrigerator to set.
- Use a knife washed with hot water to slice the shortbread.
- Store them in the refrigerator.
This post was originally posted in 2013, since then I have updated the pictures and content for better engagement.
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They look so delectable with that chocolate topping.
very new to me and looks super delicious bars dear 🙂 lovely choice of recipes and bars looks super yummy with chocolate topping !! 🙂
Those bars looks sooo exotic.. Yumm
Delicious millionaire bars Look perfect.
yummy n tempting…
This has been on my list for a long long time.Yours looks nice Sapana..
New to me.Inviting one..Lovely
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this looks really tempting… the chocolate is bonus…
Delicious looks so yumm..
Wow! I liked your version of the bars.. These look divine Sapana 🙂
Totally loving these bars..they look so so tempting..wish could grab a few.love the basic chocolate flavor.super.
this bars are absolutely delicious and tempting…loved these…
new to me.. look so tempting
looks so yummy and delightful…Thanks for sharing this new recipe…Happy to follow you..
Simply Delicious
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Love that you've made them so beautiflly, Sapana.
These bars are surely looking very tempting Sapana..doesn't matter abt the layers..:)
I've made millionaires bars years ago and remember loving them.. Your post makes me want to make them again soon.. Yummy!!
these are totally new to me – never even heard of them but they look delicious
tempting bar so nice loving it. Its come out perfect dear.
Nice name. new recipe to me:)
The bars look gorgeous Sapana. With all those ingredients which went into it, it must have tasted wonderful…
the ingredients are so tasty individually!! can only imagine how delicious their combination would have been!! so yummy!!!
Sowmya
With such good ingredients they are bound to be delicious.
These bars looks so good! Yummy!
Look so tempting
chocolate and caramel: a combo to die for
They look amazing!! Thanks for linking the recipe to my giveaway =)
They look tempting & yum..
yummy and delicious
The chocolate topping looks superb!!
They look sinful!
This is new to me but looks super delicious!!
new to me. Looks so yum. I think I will make them this diwali
Not just the interesting recipe, but the name of the same is quite interesting as well. Very easy to make with basic Ingredients, this is surely worth trying recipe on holiday season.
Great recipe. The photos also look so tempting. The best thing is that it needs only 6 basic ingredients. Can’t wait to try it.
I have heard so much about these bars but never made them myself. Looks so simple to make and thanks for the video.
This recipe is completely new to me and it looks super delicious with minimal use of ingredients.
Millionaire bars
looks super yummy with chocolate topping, a chocolate lovers delight.
Looks beautiful and delicious! caramel and chocolate layers are tempting…Will try this for the next holidays!
Perfectly prepared Millionaire’s Shortbread, each layer so visible. Its been ages since I’ve had them. Wish I could help myself and pick one from the click. Perfect bake for festivities.
Sapana, These look incredibly scrumptious. the layers are so beautiful and the images make me just crave for more just by looking at them.
Millionaires shortbread, name itself makes it more interesting sapana!!! Love the beautiful layers inthe cookie! Looks totally tempting and a rich indulgence too!
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