Description
Sweet chocolate-drizzled Twix Cookies blend classic candy bar magic with homemade charm. Crisp shortbread base, creamy caramel, and rich chocolate create an irresistible treat that brings pure dessert delight to your kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
Caramel Components:
- 14 ounces (396 grams) caramel candies, unwrapped
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the kitchen oven to a precise 350°F, ensuring an ideal baking environment for the shortbread base.
- Create the foundational shortbread dough by whipping softened butter with powdered sugar until achieving a light, airy texture. Gently incorporate vanilla extract, then fold in flour until a cohesive dough emerges.
- Refrigerate the prepared dough for half an hour, allowing the mixture to firm and develop a more manageable consistency.
- Roll out the chilled dough on a lightly floured surface, cutting into uniform circular shapes that will become the cookie foundation.
- Arrange the cookie rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet, ensuring adequate spacing between each piece.
- Bake the shortbread circles for 12-15 minutes, watching carefully until the edges transform into a delicate golden hue. Remove and allow complete cooling on a wire rack.
- Prepare the luxurious caramel layer by melting caramel candies with heavy cream, stirring frequently in microwave-safe intervals until achieving a silky, smooth consistency.
- Generously spread the warm caramel over each completely cooled shortbread base, allowing it to settle and create an even layer.
- Melt chocolate chips using gentle microwave techniques, stirring between short intervals to prevent burning.
- Carefully drizzle and spread the molten chocolate across the caramel-covered cookies, creating an elegant final coating.
- Let the cookies rest at room temperature until the chocolate sets completely, developing a satisfying snap when bitten.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and ensure a crisp, structured shortbread base that holds its shape perfectly during baking.
- Soften caramel slowly to avoid burning, stirring continuously and using short microwave intervals to maintain a smooth, glossy texture.
- Use high-quality chocolate chips with at least 60% cocoa content for a richer, more intense chocolate coating that complements the sweet caramel layer.
- For gluten-free variation, substitute regular flour with almond or coconut flour, ensuring the same buttery texture and crumbly consistency of traditional shortbread.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg