Starbucks Caramel Apple Bars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 granny smith apples (large, cored, peeled, and cut in 1 cm cubes)
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 -3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (i usually substitute 1 tbsp flour for corn starch)
• 1/4 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 cup icing sugar (scant 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup sugar (scant 1/2 cup)
• 3/4 cup flour (scant 3/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened (scant 1/2 cup)
• 3 -4 tablespoons caramel topping

Recipe

• 1 core and peel apples, cut into 1 cm cubes.
• 2 for the filling, combine apples in a small pot with water, sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch.
• 3 set on medium-low heat to soften while you prepare the crust and topping.
• 4 for the shortbread crust, mix the icing sugar into the butter.
• 5 add the flour and stir until smooth and whipped-looking.
• 6 spread crust mixture evenly into the bottom on a 9"x9" pan.
• 7 once the apples are softened but not mushy, spread on top of the crust.
• 8 mix the icing sugar, sugar, and flour of the topping ingredients; stir in the butter until it is crumbly like moist bread crumbs.
• 9 take handfuls of the topping and sprinkle over the apples, breaking up big clumps until you can't see apples anymore. you may not use all of the topping.
• 10 bake at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 20 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned on top; cool completely.
• 11 drizzle with caramel ice cream topping in a nice diagonal grid.
• 12 cut into 9 pieces.
• 13 if you want to be really decadent, you could serve it with ice cream.