Ingredients
- Bottom crust:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cup flour
- Bars:
- 3/4 cup seedless raspberry or berry jam
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 12 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 TBSP flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 TBSP lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- powder sugar, for dusting
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degree. Cover a 9 x 13 baking dish with foil. Make sure to let some extra foil hand over the side for easier removal. Lightly spray foil with non stick cooking spray or butter.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter till slightly blended. Add in brown sugar. Beat on low to mix. Turn off mixer and add in 2 cups flour. Beat until dough forms.
Spread dough on bottom of prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until dough starts to puff. Once done, cool for 5-10 minutes.
Spread jam on cooled crust.
Sprinkle raspberries evenly over jam.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese. Add in sugar, 1 TBSP flour, lemon juice, eggs and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
Pour over raspberry/jam evenly.
Bake for 30 minutes or until barely set. Remove from oven and let it cool for 1 hour.
Chill in refrigerator 2 hours.
Remove bars by lifting foil completely from pan.
Cut bars and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
Makes: approx 24 bars