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Turtle Shortbread Bars

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    Wanna know something??
    I’m kinda jealous of the Mom’s who have kids in school now. You’re back to a schedule. Back into a routine. As much as you hate it, I know you secretly love it! 
    I sooooo desperately need to get back into a “routine”. 
    I’ve already got my day routine for when my daughter starts school on SEPTEMBER 6th!
    7:30 wake up
    8:30 leave house
    9:00 drop off kid and head over to Park
    Walk / Run / Bike for an hour
    Home to garden, shower, shop, (bake?)
    3:00 head back out to pick up kid
    5:30 make dinner
    7:30 get kid ready for bed
    9:00 lights out for kid
    BLOG TIME!!
    11:00 lights out for me
    Here’s hoping I can stick to it! 
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    This past summer it’s been more like:
    9- ish… maybe later, wake up
    Maybe brush my teeth and put on bra at some point…
    Surf Internet, Pintrest, Blogs, games, etc…
    Oh, is it lunch time already?
    Do “Stuff”
    Crap, where did the day go? Dinner time??
    Whew, it was a long day! Time to chill out with the laptop.
    Wait a second, it’s 10 pm? Why is the kid still up?
    Crap, tomorrow, you’r going to bed at 8!
    Darn it! Another day lost.
    At least it wasn’t a complete loss the day I made these Turtle Bars!

    Turtle Shortbread Bars – Adapted from BH&G Cookie Classics

    Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

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    For the Shortbread Crust
    1 C flour
    1/2 C packed brown sugar
    1/2 C butter

    Mix together to form a crumble mixture. Press into 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes

    For the Turtle Filling
    1 14-oz can  sweetened condensed mild
    2 tea vanilla
    1 C chopped pecans
    1 C coconut
    1 C chopped pretzels

    Combine Condensed Milk and vanilla. Once crust is done, add pecans, coconut, and pretzels on top. Drizzle milk mixture over fulling and bake for 25 – 30 minutes until filling is set.
    Cool 10 minutes.

    For the Topping
    20 vanilla caramels
    2 Tbls milk
    1 C chocolate chips

    In a small saucepan combine caramels and milk and cook over med-low heat until caramels are melted. Sprinkle 1/2 of the chips in the pan then drizzle caramels over the bars. Add remainder of chips. Cool completely and then cut into 48 (36) bars.

    These little bars were sweet and salty with the added pretzels. (The original recipe called for 2 cups of pecans.) Also, I used three different sized chocolate chips – mini and regular chocolate chips and mini Hershey Kisses. 
    And with these buggers around, it’s no wonder why I don’t get anything done.

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    Turtle Shortbread Bars

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    by Karyn Granrud
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Keywords: bake coconut caramel shortbread bars
    Ingredients (24 bars)

      For the Shortbread Crust

      • 1 C flour
      • 1/2 C packed brown sugar
      • 1/2 C butter

      For the Turtle Filling

      • 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
      • 2 tsp vanilla
      • 1 C chopped pecans
      • 1 C coconut
      • 1 C chopped pretzels

      For the Topping

      • 20 vanilla caramels
      • 2 Tbls milk
      • 1 C chocolate chips
      Instructions
      Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

      For the Shortbread Crust

      Mix together to form a crumble mixture. Press into 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes

      For the Turtle Filling

      Combine Condensed Milk and vanilla. Once crust is done, add pecans, coconut, and pretzels on top. Drizzle milk mixture over filling and bake for 25 – 30 minutes until filling is set.
      Cool 10 minutes.

      For the Topping

      In a small saucepan combine caramels and milk and cook over med-low heat until caramels are melted. Sprinkle 1/2 of the chips in the pan then drizzle caramels over the bars. Add remainder of chips. Cool completely and then cut into 48 (36) bars.
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      I'm Karyn, a mom and wife, and I founded this little baking blog. Baking and making desserts have been my passion since I was a kid. I love experimenting with different flavors and sharing delicious recipes with all of you. Read more.

      34 thoughts on “Turtle Shortbread Bars”

      2. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
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        Karyn, these bars are not only gorgeous, but so perfectly gooey and delish-looking, too! I could easily forgo my daily plans and sit with a pan of these all day 🙂 but seriously, I know what you mean! I HATE not having a set schedule, even on my days off. I feel like if I don't have concrete plans (even if my only plans are walk my dog and relax) I need to have them blocked off in like, "time zones", you know? Ugh, the perks of being neurotic! Hopefully you can stand a few more days until your routine starts again 🙂 and there's nothing wrong with a day eating these with a spoon!!

      8. Erin Alldredge
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        You're summer day routine sound an awful lot like mine, but I probably shouldn't admit that the my not quite 2 year old stays up until 10 sometimes. Unfortunately, he's not old enough for school so I don't have anything forcing me into a routine. By the way, these shortbread bars look delicious, but you can't go wrong with shortbread covered in ooey-gooey caramely goodness. I'd l0ve it if you stopped by my link party to share these. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/08/1-month-of-fun-august-link-party.html

      15. Kristin Whitehead
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        These sound delicious! I can't wait to try them. And I love your "routine" post…sounds like me! I had a great routine planned for summer. I think I stuck to it the first day and that was all. Now that the kids are back in school, I'm hoping to get back in a good routine!

      18. Miz Helen
        Reply

        Hi Karyn,
        Turtle Bars what an awesome treat. Hope you have a great holiday weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
        Come Back Soon!
        Miz Helen

      20. Ericka Breedlove
        Reply

        I know what you mean! Summer vacation schedule was definitely laid back for all of us…it was tough getting back to school time schedules! And this recipe looks sooo good! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!

      24. Nici - Posed Perfection
        Reply

        Oh, my goodness… these look sooo good. I loved this post. Your summer time schedule sounds a lot like mine. I'm trying to get into the swing of things, but it is a challenge balancing it all. I'm pinning these puppies for sure. Have a great weekend!
        Blessings,
        Nici

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