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November 18, 2017 By 17 Comments

How to Make Caramel Squares

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Caramel Squares

Years ago, I made these squares quite often and they were always a huge hit. But for some reason…my age perhaps??…. I forgot all about them until a couple of days ago. I was thumbing through some older recipe books and discovered this recipe, scribbled on a piece of paper, shoved between some pages.

I love so much about these squares! They’re caramel, which is a nice change and the caramel frosting is amazing. Plus they’re chock full of coconut and walnuts, so really, how could you go wrong!

I’ve already decided I am going to add these to my Christmas baking list, I think they will be a great contrast to my usual holiday treats!

Caramel Squares

Here’s a little baking tip. To keep your parchment paper in place, use 4 metal bulldog clips, they work like a charm.

These are 2-inch clips because that’s what I had on hand when I first started securing my parchment this way, but if you’re purchasing them, a 1-inch clip would be less bulky.

Caramel Squares

 

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Caramel Squares
 
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Ingredients
  • SQUARES -
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • ¾ cup flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • FROSTING
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 cup icing sugar
Instructions
  1. SQUARES
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. In a large saucepan, melt butter. Remove pan from heat and add brown sugar, stir to combine and then add beaten egg. Mix well.
  4. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt to combine.
  5. Add flour mixture, coconut and nuts to saucepan, stir well to combine. The mixture will be quite thick.
  6. Spread to the bottom of a parchment lined 9” square baking pan. (To facilitate spreading this thick mixture, you can slightly dampen, with water, the tool you are using. I usually use an offset spatula, butter knife or the back of a soup spoon)
  7. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden. (Don't overbake or the squares will be dry)
  8. Cool completely before frosting.
  9. FROSTING
  10. Combine butter, brown sugar and milk in a medium saucepan.
  11. Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for an additional two minutes.
  12. Cool by sitting the pan in an inch or so of cold water and stirring.
  13. When cool, stir in icing sugar. (If frosting is too stiff, add a few drops of milk and continue stirring until a spreadable consistency.)
  14. Smooth over cooled squares and cut when icing is set.
  15. Makes 25 squares
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Caramel Squares

As always, if you have any questions at all, feel free to ask and I will do my very best to answer.

Looking for some more great recipes for squares? Check out these:

Confetti Squares 

Chocolate Chip Squares

Chocolate Mousse Squares

Dark Chocolate Cookie Butter Blondie Bars

 Nanaimo Bars

Peanut Butter Balls

Raspberry Squares

Sex in a Pan 

Skor Squares

Vanilla Mocha Fudge Squares

What are your favourite squares to bake during the holidays?

 

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth Vlug says

    November 18, 2017 at 9:34 PM

    These do sound delicious. And I love that caramel flavour. The icing sounds divine. Thanks for sharing. I am in the process of trying to simplify my Christmas baking list …..not sure I am doing a great job on that one. lol.

    Reply
    • Monica says

      November 18, 2017 at 9:39 PM

      Thanks, Elizabeth…I’m not doing a great job with that either…lol!

      Reply
  2. Pat Bacon says

    November 18, 2017 at 10:39 PM

    That is too funny that you chose those squares. Only a couple of weeks ago I made…. for the first time in forever… a very similar square with caramel icing. I totally love these and am glad you now have the recipe so I don’t have to keep digging through my endless pieces of paper recipes to find it! Thanks for posting. :-)

    Reply
    • Monica Parlee says

      November 18, 2017 at 10:56 PM

      Pat, do you know what is really funny…on the recipe I have written, “Pat loves these”! How serendipitous is that!!

      Reply
  3. SHIRLEY says

    November 20, 2017 at 5:46 AM

    these squares sound delicious I am going to add them to my baking- carmel mmmm

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    • Monica Parlee says

      November 20, 2017 at 11:50 AM

      Thanks, Shirley, they are really quite yummy!

      Reply
  4. Josie Tusa says

    November 21, 2017 at 8:09 PM

    These look so yummy! Thank you for sharing your recipe.

    Reply
    • Monica Parlee says

      November 21, 2017 at 8:28 PM

      Thank you and you’re very welcome, Josie!

      Reply
  5. Lynda Cook says

    November 22, 2017 at 8:52 AM

    These squares sound awesome!! I do not have those kind of clips but I use clothespins, they work the same as long as they hold the paper I’m all good, just remember to remove them before sticking into the oven!

    Reply
    • Monica says

      November 22, 2017 at 6:42 PM

      Excellent idea Linda, most people do have clothespins!

      Reply
  6. l p says

    November 24, 2017 at 12:33 AM

    thanks for the recipe and ideas.

    Reply
  7. Rhonda says

    November 24, 2017 at 2:53 PM

    These are different and so I plan on making…Sounds so good! ty

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    • Monica Parlee says

      November 24, 2017 at 8:04 PM

      They are so good…and like you do, I love them being a little different from the norm!

      Reply
  8. Christy Peeples DuBois says

    November 27, 2017 at 1:21 PM

    I love caramel anything that I’ve tried to date and these sound and look so yummy. I may try them. I say may because the last time I tried caramel icing it bubbled up into one huge bubble and burst all over everywhere. It would have been quite comical had I not had to clean it up.
    Thanks for the binder tip. I will definitely use that tip.

    Reply
    • Monica Parlee says

      November 28, 2017 at 12:11 AM

      You’re very welcome, Christy, hope you enjoy them!

      Reply
  9. Wanda Tracey says

    November 30, 2017 at 6:29 PM

    Wow! I love the sound of these caramel squares and they not only look delicious for a treat but are also something that I have never tried before. Thanks for sharing the recipe for us. :)

    Reply
    • Monica says

      November 30, 2017 at 6:34 PM

      Thanks so much, Wanda!

      Reply

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