Gold Medal® Flour Recipe Contest 2010!
Mega-Bucks Shortbread
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped dry-roasted macadamia nuts
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1 bag (12 oz) white vanilla baking chips (2 cups)
- 4 oz dried pineapple, finely chopped (3/4 cup)
- 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/4 cup whipping cream

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, beat 3/4 cup softened butter and the brown sugar until creamy. Add flour and salt; mix until soft dough forms. Stir in nuts. Press in ungreased 9-inch square pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
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Step2In medium microwavable bowl, microwave sweetened condensed milk and vanilla baking chips uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chips are completely melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in dried pineapple. Pour over shortbread in pan. Refrigerate about 1 1/2 hours or until set.
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Step3In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon butter and the whipping cream uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chips are completely melted. Spread over pineapple layer. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until set. For 36 bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
220
Calories
12g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
20g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 220
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 100mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 110mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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