Description
These Raspberry Streusel Shortbread Bars combine buttery shortbread, tangy raspberry jam, and a crunchy cinnamon-spiced streusel topping, creating a perfect balance of sweet and tart.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raspberry jam (seedless preferred)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour (for streusel topping)
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed (for streusel topping)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for streusel topping)
1/4 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed (for streusel topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
- Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the vanilla extract. Gradually add the flour and salt, mixing until just combined to form the shortbread dough.
- Press about two-thirds of the dough evenly into the prepared pan to form the base.
- Spread the raspberry jam evenly over the shortbread layer.
- For the streusel, combine the flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the raspberry jam layer.
- Crumble the remaining shortbread dough over the streusel to create the top layer.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the jam is bubbly.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.
Notes
Feel free to substitute the raspberry jam with other fruit jams like strawberry, blueberry, or peach for a different twist.
For an extra crunchy streusel topping, increase the butter or add rolled oats to the mixture.
You can freeze these bars for up to 3 months; thaw at room temperature before serving.
Use unsalted butter for more control over the salt content, but salted butter can be used by omitting the added salt.
To make gluten-free bars, substitute the all-purpose flour with a suitable gluten-free flour blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
