Blood Orange Bars Recipe

These Blood Orange Bars have the perfect combination of a silky, creamy, tart, custardy top and a buttery, cake-like shortbread crust. These easy orange squares require just 8 simple ingredients and 15 minutes of active prep time, making them the ideal impromptu dessert baking project.

Ingredients

For the Orange Curd

6 TBS Unsalted Butter – cubed and chilled

1 Cup Granulated Sugar

3 large Eggs

2 whole Blood Oranges – zest and juice (about ½ Cup of juice)

1 whole Bourbon Vanilla Bean OR Regular Vanilla Bean – split and seeded

For the Shortbread Crust

1 ½ Sticks Unsalted Butter – softened (12 TBS)

2 ½ TBS Granulated Sugar

2 ½ TBS Confectioner’s Sugar – plus more for dusting

1 1/3 Cup All Purpose Flour

¼ tsp Kosher Salt