Cranberry Crumble Bars
These Cranberry Crumble Bars are an easy dessert to serve for Thanksgiving and Christmas... or anytime.
These cranberry crumble bars are reminiscent of the flavors of Linzer cookies, the jam-filled sandwich cookie made with both wheat and almond flours.
In the case of these bars, some of the dough is pressed into a baking pan, topped with cranberry jam, and then the rest of the dough is crumbled over the top of the jam.
Have you ever been assigned dessert for a family holiday gathering and then found that your pie, trifle, or cake sits there untouched because everyone is too full? Me too. These bars are small enough, and yet festive enough, to tempt your family members to have dessert.
They always disappear.
Ingredients:
For the Cranberry Jam
- 2/3 cup water
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces cranberries, fresh or frozen
For the Bars
- 1 1/3 cups butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest, or scant 1/8 teaspoon lemon oil
- 300 grams (2 1/2 cups) all purpose flour
- 192 grams (2 cups) almond flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- heaping cup of the cranberry jam or any fruit preserves of your choice
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
50 minutes
Total Time:
75 minutes
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