Strawberry Squares
I’m a huge fan of anything shortbread and with a buttery crust, these strawberry squares not only deliver on the crust but the sweet jam in the middle and crumbly buttery top puts them over the edge, and if that’s not enough deliciousness for you, there’s a sweet drizzle all over the top!
this recipe is for an 8 x 8 pan, but you are definitely going to want to double this recipe once you try them!
Start by preheating your oven to 350° and lining an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper
Please, two sticks of butter in a mixing bowl and bring to room temperature
In a separate mixing bowl, add 2 1/4 cups of flour, One cup of sugar, And 1 teaspoon of salt, then whisk that all together
Add the room, temperature, butter, one egg, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the flower mixture
Mix all that together with a pastry cutter until it is a fine crumbly consistency
Press, 1/2 of the mixture on the bottom of the pan and flatten out with your hands
I used strawberry Preserves that I had on hand, You can use your favorite in this recipe and it doesn’t have to be strawberry. These are great with blueberry and pineapple preserves also.!
Spread 3/4 of a cup of the preserves over the crust in an even layer
With your hands, crumble the remaining dough over the preserves
Oven ready! Bake for 40 minutes until lightly browned
While the bars are baking, make the glaze, Place one cup of powdered sugar, and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream into a small mixing bowl
Mix together thoroughly until there are no lumps
Remove the bars from the oven and cool completely before frosting
With the spatula placed the glaze into a plastic baggie and with your hands work the mixture all the way to one corner of the bag
Like this
Snip off a tiny end of the bag
Drizzle the frosting over the cooled bars and let them sit for a few minutes for the frosting to set up then cut into squares
Strawberry Squares
Recipe details
- 9 Squares
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 40 Minutes Total time: 1 hr
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