Jam Bars
Jam bars have a layer of jam sandwiched between layers of tender shortbread crust.
Servings 9 servings
Calories 362kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter at cool room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract optional
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Line an 8x8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar together until combined.1 cup salted butter, ½ cup powdered sugar
- Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT jam, and stir in just until combined.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon almond extract, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Press half of the dough into the prepared pan.
- Prick the dough with a fork.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Drop dollops of jam over hot crust, and carefully spread to cover entire crust.½ cup jam
- Top jam with remaining dough.
- Continue baking for 20-30 minutes.
- Let bars cool in pan for at least 3 hours before cutting and serving.
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Notes
- Butter: I use salted butter. If using unsalted butter, increase the salt to 3/4 teaspoon.
- Jam: I recommend using a thicker jam rather than a thinner jelly in these bars. Jelly will melt as the bars bake.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 630IU | Vitamin C: 1.7mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1.4mg