Cinnamon Squares Recipes

CINNAMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Prepare base: heat oven to 325 degrees. In a food processor, combine confectioners' sugar, flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Pulse until free of lumps. Scatter butter cubes across top and pulse again until mixture is crumbly and beginning to come together.
• Press mixture evenly into a shallow 9- to 9 1/2-inch square baking pan. Bake until shortbread is firm, barely colored and no longer has a sheen on its surface, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a rack until warm.
• While shortbread cools, prepare icing: In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and syrup together. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar and cinnamon until free of lumps. Remove from heat and allow to cool just until slightly thickened. Whisk again and pour over warm shortbread, using a spatula to reach edges. Allow to cool completely, then cut into 16 squares.

APPLE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9 inch pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon; set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together melted butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of white sugar with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture until just combined, then stir in the apples and walnuts. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining cinnamon and sugar; sprinkle over the top of the bars.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven; finished bars should spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan, and cut into squares.

CINNAMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour an 8 x 8 inch square pan; you can also use an 8 or 9 inch round pan.
• In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, combine butter, sugar and eggs.
• Beat at high speed for five minutes.
• Combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk. Start and end with the dry ingredients.
• Beat on low speed just until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a rack, dust with powdered sugar.
• Excellent served slightly warm.

CINNAMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch pan.
• Cream the butter, margarine, and sugar.
• Add the egg yolk and dry ingredients.
• Press the batter into prepared pan.
• Beat the egg white until foamy and spread sparingly over batter.
• Press on the nuts.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Cut into squares.

CHOCOLATE CINNAMON SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and yolk. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over dough. Combine the chocolate chips, nuts, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dough. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares.

CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE SQUARES

Steps:

• Unroll one tube of dough and place in a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Seal seams and perforations; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over dough. , Unroll remaining tube of dough and place over cream cheese mixture, stretching to fit. Brush butter evenly over top; sprinkle with cinnamon and remaining sugar. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool; cut into squares.

EASY CINNAMON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. In large bowl, mix sugar, butter and egg yolk with spoon. Stir in flour and cinnamon. Press in pan.
• Beat egg white and water until foamy; brush over dough. Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until very light brown. For bars, immediately cut into 7 rows by 6 rows. Cool in pan on wire rack, at least 30 minutes.