Holiday baking just got tastier and easier! Use Clearbrook Farms fantastic fruit jams to make bar cookies this year. They are delicious year round, too!
Berry Fruit Bars
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sliced almonds (divided)
1 cup cold butter, sliced
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cup Clearbrook Farms
Seedless Red Raspberry Preserves, Blackberry Preserves, Blueberry Preserves,
Black Raspberry Preserves, Strawberry Preserves or Boysenberry Preserves
Instructions:
Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
Instructions: In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade, combine the flour, 1 cup of
the almonds, the butter, brown sugar and vanilla. Process until the mixture resembles coarse
crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup of the crumb mixture.
Press all of the remaining crumb mixture into an 11″ x 17″ jelly roll pan (ungreased), building
up 1/2 -inch edges against the sides of the pan. Pre-bake this crust for 10 to 15 minutes or
until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and spread the preserves over the crust. Note:
Microwaving the preserve for 20 to 30 seconds will make it easier to spread. Sprinkle the
reserved crumbs and the remaining 1/2 cup of sliced almonds over the preserves. Return to
the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.
Makes 36 (2 1/2″ x 1 1/2″) bars.
Bake at 350°F
25-30 minutes
Makes 36 (2 1/2″ x 1 1/2″) bars
Recipe courtesy of Clearbrook Farms
