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Peanut Caramel 6 1 3 s

Peanut Butter Caramel Slices

Ingredients
  

  • Cookie
  • 130 g peanut butter smooth or crunchy
  • 100 g butter
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
  • 3/4 cup caramel or brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • Topping
  • 125 g butter
  • 385 g condensed milk
  • 1/3 cup golden syrup
  • pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
  • Grease and line a baking pan of about 20cm x 30cm with the baking paper hanging over the edges.
  • Make the cookie base
  • Melt the butter and peanut butter.
  • Stir in the salt and vanilla extract.
  • Place coconut, sugar, flour in a bowl. Add the melted butter mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Press the mixture thinly into the bottom of the prepared tin.
  • Bake in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes until golden.
  • Make the caramel
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the condensed milk, golden syrup and salt.
  • Stir constantly over a low heat to avoid sticking and cook for about 5-7 minutes until the caramel has thickened and smooth.
  • Pour caramel mixture onto the baked cookie layer.
  • Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes until the caramel is bubbly and a golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven. Cool for a couple of hours until firm and then slice and serve.
  • Adapted from cookrepublic.com