Cranberry Bars

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Ingredients
Crust & Topping
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg, room temp
2 tsps vanilla
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
3/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups cranberry sauce (homemade or store bought)
Glaze
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2-4 tablespoons milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F, and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add the egg and vanilla, mixing to combine well.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
Add the dry ingredients and mix just until the dough starts to pull away from the sides of the bowl. Do not over mix.
Set aside roughly 2 cups of the dough (loosely packed) and reserve to use on the top of the crumble.
Press the shortbread dough into the pan Use your hands or the flat side of a measuring cup to press it evenly into the corners of the pan.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until the edges are slightly golden brown and the center is just set. Do not over bake.
Remove the pan from the oven and slightly press the crust down with the bottom of a measuring cup. Allow the crust to cool slightly.
Pour the cranberry sauce over the pre-baked crust.
Use your hands to break up the remaining 2 cups of shortbread dough into smaller, flat pieces. Place them randomly on top of the cranberry sauce.
Bake for about 45-60 minutes, covering the top of the pan with aluminum foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking time so that the crumble does not turn too dark.
Remove the bars from the oven. Place the pan on a wire rack and cool completely before adding the glaze.