Copycat Twix Bars

Copycat Twix Bars

from Recipe.com

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2  cups butter, softened
• 1/2  cup sugar
• 1-1/2  teas vanilla
• 3  cups flour

For the topping: 

• 1  13.4-oz can dulce de leche
• 3/4  cup whipping cream
• 6  tbs butter
• 3  tbs light-colored corn syrup
• 12  oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3/4 teas vanilla extract

Preparation:

Beat the butter in the bowl of your electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment for 30 seconds. Add sugar and 1-1/2 teas vanilla and mix until combined. Scrap down the sides of the bowl and mix for another 30 seconds. In three batches, mix in the flour until fully incorporated. Cover and chill for 60 minutes until dough is easy to handle.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13×9 baking pan with enough foil to hang over the edges.

Press dough evenly into the prepared pan using your finger tips or the bottom of a flat glass cup. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Using an offset spatula, spoon the dulce de leche over the top of the cooled crust.

In a medium saucepan, heat whipping cream, 6 tbs butter, and the corn syrup to just boiling over medium heat stirring often. Remove from heat and add the chocolate and vanilla to the pan without mixing. Let stand for 5 minutes. Gently stir until smooth. Let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly. Slowly poor the chocolate over the dulce de leche layer and spread evenly with the back of a spoon or offset spatula. Cover and chill until set, 2 hours.