Double Sin Squares Recipes

LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Mix the flour and confectioners' sugar in a bowl and add the melted butter, mixing until a dough forms. Press the mixture firmly into a 9- by 13- by 2-inch pan. Bake the crust for 25 minutes.
• For the filling: While the crust is baking, with an electric mixer, combine the eggs, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Add the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder and salt, and beat until smooth. Pour the mixture over the baked crust. Bake for 20 minutes more.
• Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool completely. Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares and serve.

DOUBLE BERRY BARS

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Stir together the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter and salt in a bowl. Press into an even layer in the bottom of the pan. Bake the crust until set, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
• For the filling: Beat the cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment until creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until the yellow disappears. Add the sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Pour the batter over the cooled crust. Bake until the cheesecake is firm and set, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven. Run a knife around the edges and let the cheesecake cool completely. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or up to overnight.
• For the topping: Cut the cheesecake into 12 bars. Coat a straw or a chopstick with cooking spray. Press down in the center of each bar to form a space for the jam, cleaning after each use. Pipe the jams alternately into the center of each bar, then drizzle with the melted white chocolate.

DOUBLE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Place butter in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle the cracker crumbs evenly over butter. Pour milk evenly over crumbs. Sprinkle with chips; press down firmly. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

BEST LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Process 2 cups flour, butter, and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; press into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the crust are golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool crust to room temperature.
• Beat white sugar, eggs, 1/4 cup flour, lemon juice, baking powder, and lemon zest together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy; pour onto the cooled crust.
• Bake in the oven until custard is set, 25 to 28 minutes. Cool lemon squares completely; dust the top with more confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE SQUARES II

Steps:

• Butter an 8x8 inch baking dish.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt together the butter, brown sugar and cocoa, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove from heat and stir in the egg and vanilla. Mix in the crushed cookies and walnuts. Press the mixture into the prepared pan and refrigerate until firm.

DOUBLE STUFF DATE SQUARES.

Steps:

• In a 4 cup(1L) glass bowl, combine dates and orange juice.
• Cover and microwave at high for 5-6 minutes, stirring once.
• Stir vigorously, breaking up dates to form a homogeneous filling.
• Set aside.
• In separate bowl, cream butter and brown sugar, stir in flour, add rolled oats, mixing until crumbly.
• Press about 2/3 of mixture in bottom of 8" or 9" square glass baking dish.
• Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, or until firm.
• Spread date filling over base.
• Top with remaining crumb mixture, pat down lightly.
• Microwave on high 5-6 minutes or until firm.
• Rotate dish partway through cooking.
• Let stand directly on counter top 10 minutes.
• Cool completely, cut into squares.
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• Conventional cooking.
• For date filling, increase orange juice to 1 cup.
• Cook dates and orange juice in a covered saucepan, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat 8-10 minutes.
• Prepare crumb mixture and assemble squares as directed.
• Bake at 350° oven 25-30 minutes or until light golden.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment. Mix the flour, cocoa and sugar, breaking up any clumps of sugar.
• Combine the yogurt, oil, syrup, vanilla and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix. Stir the baking powder into the coffee, pour this in and quickly mix to make a smooth batter (see tip, below). Pour into the tin and bake for 35 mins until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out with just a few crumbs attached.
• Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. To make the frosting, melt the chocolate in 10-second bursts in the microwave. Beat in the syrup, vanilla, yogurt and 1 tbsp boiling water to loosen, if needed. Spread over the cake and leave to set for at least 30 mins, then cut into 16 squares. Dot over the walnuts, if using. Will keep for three days in an airtight container at room temperature, or up to five days in the fridge.

DOUBLE SIN SQUARES

Steps:

• Blend cake mix, butter, and 1/3 cup evaporated milk.
• Press half of this mixture in the bottom of ungreased 9x13 pan.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Let cool.
• Melt caramels with remaining 1/3 cup of evaporated milk in the microwave at medium power, stir every 2 minutes.
• Pour caramel mixture on top of cake.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips and nuts evenly over caramel layer.
• Let cool 8-10 minutes.
• Spread remaining cake mixture as best as you can over chocolate chips and nuts (I usually add teaspoons of dough here and there and spread the best I can).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.