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Ingredients for the Shortbread

• 1 cup (136 grams) all purpose flour
• ¼ cup (21 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 stick (113 grams) unsalted butter, cut into pieces and at room temperature
• ⅓ cup (67 grams) granulated sugar
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

Ingredients for the Caramel

• 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, softened and cut into 3 pieces
• ¼ teaspoon fleur de sel or ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 ounces (57 grams) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Ingredients for the Pecan Topping

• ½ cup ( 60 grams) pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 inch by 8 inch pan generously. I lined mine with foil, which I buttered, to make a sling to lift the bars out of the pan.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and cocoa powder.
3. Using a stand or hand mixer, mix the butter, sugar, and salt for about 2 minutes, until smooth.
4. All all of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture, and mix on low until fully incorporated and the dough comes together. This took a few minutes.
5. Scrape the bowl with a spatula and quickly squeeze the dough with your hands to bring it together.
6. Press the dough evenly into the pan. Bake for about 21 minutes. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
7. To make the caramel, add the sugar, water, and corn syrup to a 3 quart saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Cook the mixture without stirring until it becomes a light to medium amber color. As you begin to see color developing, swirl the pan a couple of times and watch fairly closely so that it doesn't get overly dark.
8. Lower the heat. Stand back and add the cream, butter, and salt. Turn off the heat, stir in the chocolate, and pour the mixture over the shortbread in the pan. Sprinkle with the pecans.
9. Allow the bars to cool at room temperature. Unmold the cookie from the pan and place it on a cutting board. Using a chef's knife, cut the bars into as many pieces as you like. I cut mine into 15 bars.
10. The bars can be stored in an airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 5 days. Remove from the refrigerator about 10 minutes before serving.

C'est très bon. C'est très riche. À faire avec parcimonie.