Salted Nutella Shortbread Bars

This baking season, surprise your family and friends with these simple and delicious Salted Nutella Shortbread Bars! The bars are warm & buttery and the lightly salted nutella tops them off perfectly.

If you love shortbread recipes like we do, try our Chocolate Chip Shortbread Magic Bars too!

Shortbread Bars

If you haven’t tried making shortbread before, you are in for a treat. Minimal ingredients with maximum flavor. There are no eggs or baking soda, just flour, sugar, salt and butter. Lots of butter, lol!  Break out your ingredients and don’t miss this great bar recipe!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Buttery Sweet. This shortbread recipe is so buttery sweet, it’s an absolute rich treat!
• Easy To Make. With just a handful of ingredients, you’ll be able to make this recipe with no problems.

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What You’ll Need

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make these Nutella Shortbread Bars at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the post for full instructions.

• All-Purpose Flour-
• Butter-
• Granulated Sugar-
• Brown Sugar-
• Salt-
• Nutella-

Here are your line up of ingredients. Simple and fabulous!

How To Make Shortbread Bars

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line an 8×8 inch baking dish with parchment paper or foil sprayed with cooking spray.
2. Place softened butter, sugar and brown sugar into a stand mixer, beating until creamy. Add flour and salt beating until dough forms. Transfer dough to prepared baking dish.
3. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until baked through. Let cool for 20 minutes then remove bars from pan. Spread with Nutella and sprinkle with salt if desired. Cut into squares and serve.

Beat dough in the mixer until combined.

What Is Shortbread?

Shortbread is a type of crumbly, sweet cookie which is commonly produced in Scotland, a nation with which the dessert treat has become associated. These cookies are made all over the world, and often appear as a winter holiday treat in the United States. Dense, sweet, and highly rich, shortbread is adored by many consumers and bakers for its excellent and crisp flavor and ease of manufacture.

Transfer your dough to an 8×8 inch baking dish lined with parchment (preferred). I ran out so used my foil which works fine too. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until baked through. Let cool completely before cutting into squares.

Spread a thin layer of Nutella over your cooled bars and sprinkle with a touch of salt. The sweet and salty combo makes your tastebuds do a little dance. Enjoy!

Salted Nutella Shortbread Bars

This baking season, surprise your family and friends with these simple and delicious Salted Nutella Shortbread Bars! The bars are warm & buttery and the lightly salted nutella tops them off perfectly!

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Servings: 16 bars

Calories: 175kcal

Author: Jenny

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Equipment

• Oven

Ingredients

• 2 sticks butter unsalted and softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar packed
• 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup Nutella
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8×8 inch baking dish with parchment paper or foil sprayed with cooking spray.
• Place softened butter, sugar and brown sugar into a stand mixer, beating until creamy. Add flour and salt beating until dough forms. Transfer dough to prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until baked through. Let cool for 20 minutes then remove bars from pan. Spread with Nutella and sprinkle with salt if desired. Cut into squares and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 175kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg

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