Spiced Apricot Bars
This shortbread cookie is great with any jam. The apricot goes great with the cardamom and cinnamon in the spices. It can easily be made with gluten free flour. Simply add one more egg yolk to the dough.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup apricot jam
- 1 Tbsp Sauce Goddess Moroccan Twist spices
Instructions
- Blend together butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla.
- Blend in flour.
- Reserve 1/3 dough and refrigerate while you assemble the rest of the bars.
- Pat remaining dough onto a 9x13 un-greased cookie sheet.
- Mix Moroccan Twist spices with apricot jam. Spread mixture carefully over dough.
- Remove 1/3 dough from fridge. Crumble over the top of the jam.
- Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
- When cool cut into bars.
Spiced Apricot Bars
Jennifer
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Sweets and Desserts
This recipe for these shortbread bars is not too sweet. The apricot jam brings just the right amount of tart flavor to go with powdered sugar dusting.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup apricot jam
- 1 Tbsp Sauce Goddess Moroccan Twist spices
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°.
- Blend together butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla.
- Blend in flour.
- Reserve 1/3 dough and refrigerate while you assemble the rest of the bars.
- Pat remaining dough onto a 9x13 un-greased cookie sheet.
- Mix Moroccan Twist spices with apricot jam. Spread mixture carefully over dough.
- Remove 1/3 dough from fridge. Crumble over the top of the jam.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- When cool cut into bars.
