Jammy Shortbread Bars

Name: Jammy Shortbread Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Shortbread:; 2 cups (500 mL) butter, softened; 1 cup (250 mL) sugar; 3 1/4 cups (800 mL) Robin Hood® Original All Purpose Flour Robin Hood® Original All Purpose Flour; 1/2 cup (125 mL) cornstarch; Topping:; 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) shortbread dough; 2 cups (500 mL) Smucker’s® Pure Strawberry Jam Seedless Strawberry Spread; 1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced almonds (optional)

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 5 mins

Serves 36

Difficulty N/A

Ingredients

Shortbread:
2 cups (500 mL) butter, softened
1 cup (250 mL) sugar
3 1/4 cups (800 mL) Robin Hood^® Original All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup (125 mL) cornstarch
Topping:
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) shortbread dough
2 cups (500 mL) Smucker’s^® Pure Strawberry Jam
1/2 cup (125 mL) sliced almonds (optional)

Robin Hood^® Original All Purpose Flour

Seedless Strawberry Spread

Directions

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 9" x 13" (23 cm x 33 cm) baking dish and line with parchment paper, overlapping 2 sides for easy removal.

Shortbread

Step 2:

Beat butter in a large bowl of an electric mixer on medium-high speed until very light in texture about 5 minutes. Add sugar and continue beating until sugar is completely combined, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 3:

Combine flour and cornstarch in a separate medium bowl. Add to butter mixture on low speed until well combined. Set aside 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) of mixture. Press remaining dough on bottom of prepared baking dish. Spread jam over base.

Topping

Step 4:

Add almonds to remaining dough and crumble over jam.

Step 5:

Bake in preheated oven 60 - 65 minutes until lightly golden and jam is bubbling. Cool in pan on wire cooling rack.