I’m not a big candy bar eatin' person, but there is something about Twix that I love. It really is pretty simple when you break it down: shortbread, caramel and chocolate. That’s it. I also added chopped pecans and salt to a few. Yum.
Homemade Twix
Ingredients:
SHORTBREAD
1 cup of flour
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick plus 3 tbs unsalted butter (11 tbs)
2 tbs granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp butter extract
CARAMEL SAUCE
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 tbs light corn syrup
2 tbs room temp water
1/4 cup of heavy cream, warm
2 tbs unsalted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
CHOCOLATE
1 cup chocolate, broken up into chunks (I used 56%)
2 tbs butter
1 tbs heavy cream (plus up to 2 tbs more, if needed)
1 tbs light corn syrup
In a bowl, add the flour, powdered sugar and the salt, whisk until well combined. In a stand mixer cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar slowly, then the extracts, beating until well combined. Add the flour mixture, about 1/4 a cup at a time, and beat as little as possible until your dough is combined and the butter is mixed through. You can also finish by squishing with your hands to make sure the butter is well incorporated. Your dough will look like course meal.
Place the dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and form into a log about 10 inches long. Wrap the plastic wrap around your log and CHILL FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.
Super important that your dough is cold before cooking, I’ll talk about this over and over, but it’s so true. Cold dough cooks better.
Once the shortbread is cooled, cut off about 1 inch circles
and mold into little logs, about 3 inches long and the width of a finger,
and then make a well down the length of the shortbread finger.
This recipe should make about 24. Place on a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Heat the oven to 300. Bake for about 8-12 minutes or until the shortbread starts to brown along the very bottom edge.
Caramel sauce. This can be scary if you’ve never made it, but it’s pretty simple. put the sugar, corn syrup and water in a sauce pan and stir over high heat until everything is well combined and the sugar starts to boil (use a wooden spoon of a spatula that is very heat resistant, cheap plastic will melt). Stop stirring completely and allow to boil undisturbed. Watch until the caramel turns amber, then remove from the heat and add the warm cream slowly (you can heat it in the microwave or on the stove) while stirring. Then add the butter and the vanilla and stir until smooth.
Once the cookies are cool, spoon the caramel sauce along the well
and place on a wire rack over parchment paper. In a microwave safe bowl, add the chocolate, corn syrup, 1 tbs cream, and butter
and microwave for 20 seconds, stir and repeat until smooth and creamy. You can add more cream if the chocolate is not smooth enough to pour. Spoon the chocolate sauce over the cookie and allow to drip over the sides.
Allow the chocolate to cool before serving.