Toffee Bars

These squares are my favorite treat. A delicious combination of crispy shortbread cookie, creamy toffee and semi-sweet chocolate.

Cookie Base
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour

Toffee
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup condensed milk
2 1/2 tbsp golden syrup (made from cane 
                          sugar, not from corn syrup)

Topping
4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 tbsp butter

For the cookie base, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add flour and knead until smooth. Press dough into greased 8 inch square cake pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.

For the toffee, wait until cookie base comes out of oven and cools. Then put toffee ingredients into a small saucepan and bring slowly to a boil. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring continuously. Pour hot toffee over cookie base.

Once the toffee is cool, melt the chocolate with the butter and spread over the toffee. When set, cut into squares. This recipe freezes very well.