I wrote a review about the worst shortbread (McVities) so today I went out and brought a packet of the best so I could tell you about this one. I do a bit of my shopping in the Co Op each week and my favourite thing in the whole shop are these Thorntons Caramel Shortcake Squares. I have eaten a lot of shortbread/shortcake in my 61 years but have never tasted better than this. The shortcake squares are laid out in a gold plastic tray and this feels nicer than just taking one out of a packet. Thorntons have made the squares with a layer of biscuit, a layer of caramel and a thin chocolate topping. They are very generous with the shortcake and caramel ...  Read the complete review

Its almost midnight and here I am sat at the computer with a coffee and a pack of mini caramel squares so I thought I would review them. I'm a big fan of millionaires or caramel shortcake but mostly end up disapointed when I buy them. There are three simple components to a carmel shortcake, the biscuit base, the caramel and the chocolate topping and it is rare that a manufacturer gets all three pieces right but Thorntons have managed it with this product. Packaging ======= There are 12 mini caramel shortcakes per packet, each nestled in its own little gold plastic square. These are packaged in a foil ...  Read the complete review

Preamble On Saturday my husband was sent out on a chocolate acquiring mission. For some reason my girls and I have been craving substantial quantities of the dark stuff and could no longer contain our 'hunger'. I suspect it had something to do with the old chestnut of 'synchronised cycles', this is where one week of every month we become Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair - The Exorcist), and my husband moves out. Anyway having been allowed home long enough to be instructed on his mission he naively asked if a medium size bar of Cadbury's would be sufficient. Silence descended and he quickly added "ok, what were you thinking?" The problem is ...  Read the complete review

I am not normally one to write reviews about food but my friend called in today for tea and brought a packet of these Thorntons caramel shortcakes up with her and they tasted so good I just had to share it with everyone else!! Thorntons - The History: ******************* Thorntons was established in 1911 by Joseph William Thornton Who opened up a sweet shop with his son Norman. Following this the shop was successful and additional shops were opened. Thorntons have been established now for nearly 100 years and have been making chocolate ever since. There are around 635 Thorntons shops which make a turnover of £200 million a year. In my ...  Read the complete review

I was bought these as a treat but I did ask how much they cost for my review and they are £1.79 for 12 mini caramel shortcakes. Made in Derbyshire by Thorntons these are awesome versions of Millionaire's Shortbread my Grannie makes! These are my favourite Thorntons treat as they are really yummy and rich in flavour! They come packaged in a plastic wrapper with a gorgeous picture of the chocolate covered caramel shortcakes on the front and a best before date which is a few weeks in advance at 28th Dec 09. The wrapper keeps them nice and fresh and inside each small square is in a golden plastic compartment which stopped them ...  Read the complete review