It’s no secret that we love biscuits, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that shortcake is one of our favorite desserts. We fell in love with classic strawberry shortcake, of course, but when we tried this recipe for caramel shortcake bars, we knew we’d found a winner. These treats are so good that it’s hard to stop at just one.

We use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dry ingredients for this recipe, but two butter knives work fine. Just make sure to start with cold butter and cut it down until it’s small and crumbly in order to get a nice flaky shortcake texture. This is the most time-consuming part of the recipe, but it’s so worth it. We usually pair the shortcake bars with store-bought caramel sauce to save time, but homemade works great, too. Try out our delicious caramel bars tonight for a sweet and satisfying after-dinner treat!