Gluten Free Caramel Cookies (Homemade Twix)

Name: Gluten Free Caramel Cookies (Homemade Twix)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 65 g (½ stick + ½ tbsp) unsalted butter, softened; 30 g (2 ½ tbsp) caster/superfine sugar; ½ tsp vanilla bean paste ((or 1 tsp vanilla extract)); 130 g (1 cup + 1 tbsp) plain gluten free flour blend; 30 g (¼ cup) corn starch (US)/cornflour (UK); ¼ tsp xanthan gum ((Omit if your gluten free flour blend already contains xanthan gum.)); ¼ tsp salt; 20 g (4 tsp) whole milk, room temperature; 180 g (¾ cup + ½ tbsp) double/heavy cream; 30 g (2 tbsp) unsalted butter, divided; 100 g (½ cup) granulated or caster/superfine sugar; 80 g (3 ½ tbsp) golden syrup; ¼-½ tsp salt (optional); 400 g (14 oz) melted dark chocolate, about 70% cocoa solids ((Ideally, use tempered chocolate.)); flaky sea salt (optional)

Instructions

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These gluten free caramel cookies taste kind of like Twix bars… but better. With a perfectly buttery and crisp shortbread base, a luxurious gooey-chewy caramel layer and a crisp chocolate shell, they’re just outrageously delicious. They’re also surprisingly easy to make – and yes, that includes the from-scratch caramel! So, if you’ve been missing Twix bars, you can now make your own homemade, gluten free, caramel-packed treats inspired by this candy classic.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:53:20 GMT