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• Base Layer Ingredients
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2-2/3 cup flour

• Top Layer Ingredients
• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 Tbsp. whipping cream
• 2 cups roasted cashews, chopped

Prepare a 9×13″ baking dish by lining with parchment paper. Let a little paper overhang on all sides to make it easier to pull the bars out. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Base Layer: In a mixer, mix together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Stir in flour. Press into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Top Layer: While that is happening, but wait a little while, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stir together butter, brown sugar, honey, and whipping cream. Bring to a boil and let boil for one minute. Remove from heat and stir in cashews.

Remove base layer from oven. Pour cashew mixture over top. Spread cashew mix to cover evenly. Place back into the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Pull out the bars. Slice. Serve. Oh, so, so good.

NOTES: I had only raw unsalted cashews, so I had to roast them. It was okay. I set the oven temp at 350 degrees F and lined a baking sheet with parchment paper. I sprinkled 2 cups of raw cashews on top of the parchment paper and roasted for 5 minutes, then stirred and added a couple more minutes in the oven. Then stirred and another minute, etc. until they were browned. Then I removed from heat and cooled. Then I dumped them onto my cutting board and chopped them. Voila! Finally done! Ready to stir into the brown sugar syrup. Do not overcook the brown sugar syrup or you will have a rock-hard top on your bars. Baking in the oven is going to create the chewy caramel that you desire.

The recipe originates with Barry at rockrecipes.com. Barry hails from St. John, Newfoundland. Barry says you can drizzle chocolate over these to great effect. Maybe next time. Also, Barry says you can freeze these, so that’s what I’m doing in preparation for creating Christmas cookie trays. I cut the bars and laid them in a single layer in a Ziploc bag and popped them into the freezer.