Caramel Snickerdoodle Bars

Total Time Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield 4 dozen

What did I do when I couldn’t decide between two of my favorite desserts? I combined them! This snickerdoodle-blondie hybrid proved even better with caramel, always a favorite ingredient. —Niki Plourde, Gardner, Massachusetts

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cans (13.4 ounces each) dulce de leche
12 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon light corn syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend 1 inch over the sides.
In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes; beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Spread onto bottom of prepared pan.
In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle 2 tablespoons mixture over batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the edges are light brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
Spread dulce de leche over crust. In a small saucepan, combine white baking chocolate, cream and corn syrup; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Cool slightly. Spread over dulce de leche. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour.
Lifting with parchment, remove from pan. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 197 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 137mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (23g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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