These Billionaire Bars are made with 5 glorious layers of RICH and DECADENT sugary favorites!
Shortbread, brownie, caramel, chocolate, and peanut butter frosting combine for the ultimate dessert bar! Everyone will be begging you for the recipe!
These Billionaire Bars need to happen ASAP! Like legit, you need to go make them right now, they are THAT good!
Most everyone has heard of Millionaire Bars or Million Dollar Bars, they’re basically a homemade Twix with layers of shortbread cookie, caramel, and chocolate. I’ve decided to crank that up a notch and add in two extra layers to make these Billionaire Bars!
A layer of brownie and a layer of peanut butter frosting make these the most heavenly thing to come out of my kitchen since The Croissookie!
Matt and I joked that the Billionaire title really comes from the fact that there are probably about a billion calories in one pan of these babies, and though it’s not that extreme, there is a whole pound of butter in them! But they’re worth EVERY calorie!
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Billionaire Bars
Ingredients
Shortbread:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon salt
Brownies:
- Fudge Brownie Box Mix
- Additional ingredients required on back of box
Caramel:
- 10 oz. chewy caramels
- 3 tablespoon heavy cream
Chocolate:
- 1 cup 60% bittersweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 1/2 batch Peanut Butter Frosting
Topping:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and set aside.
Shortbread:
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar, add in remaining ingredients and beating slowly at first then increasing to medium-high speed for 3 to 4 minutes until dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl and is no longer crumbly.
- Press dough evenly into the prepared baking dish and set aside.
Brownies:
- Mix brownie ingredients together according to package instructions and pour over the shortbread dough, spreading out evenly. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Caramel:
- When the cookie/brownie is about 10 minutes from being done, add the caramels and the heavy cream to a small saucepan and melt over medium heat, stirring constantly until candies are completely melted.
- Remove the cookie/brownie from the oven when ready and pour the caramel sauce evenly over the brownie layer. Chill in the fridge for 1 to 2 hours until caramel is stiff to the touch.
Chocolate:
- Once caramel layer has set, add chocolate chips and butter to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 30-second intervals until melted, stirring between each one. It usually takes 1 minute. Quickly pour over the caramel and use the back of a spoon to spread out in an even layer. Because the caramel is cold the chocolate will stiffen fast, so your need to work fast here.
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- Make a half batch of my Best Peanut Butter Buttercream and evenly spread it out over the top of the hardened chocolate layer. Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles.
- Gently lift the bars out of the pan by gripping the aluminum foil, I recommend picking one side of the bars to lift up while sliding the baking dish in the opposite direction so your bars are always close to the counter.
- Use a sharp knife to cut into squares for serving.
Rebecca Hubbell says
You can use a different frosting flavor, but you can’t substitute malt powder in the particular recipe as it won’t turn out since powder and peanut butter are a different consistency.
Annette says
Can I substitute malt powder for the peanut butter I the buttercream frosting? My family is not fond of peanut butter frosting
Rebecca Hubbell says
You don’t have to but you can.
Rebecca Hubbell says
Hi Vicki, I would use aluminum foil as indicated in the instructions.
vicki says
Should i use parchment paper so the for it would not stick to anything
vicki Belgum says
D0 u spray the foil with pan