Raspberry Almond Christmas Bars Recipes

SWEDISH RASPBERRY ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Press onto the bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned., Spread jam over crust. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Fold in coconut and 1/2 cup almonds. Spread over jam. Sprinkle with remaining almonds. Bake 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar if desired.

CHEWY RASPBERRY ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, mix oats, flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping. To remaining mixture, stir in egg until just moistened.
• Press dough firmly and evenly into bottom of pan, using fingers or bottom of measuring cup. Spread with jam. Arrange raspberries over jam. Stir almonds into reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle evenly over raspberries.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden. Cool completely on cooling rack. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

HOLIDAY ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, almond paste and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. Gradually add flour just until moistened., Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining sugar; top with almonds. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator.

RASPBERRY ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Prepare pie dough for one crust unbaked shell. Line an 8-inch square ungreased cake pan with pastry.
• Spread with raspberry jam.
• Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt; blend well.
• Divide batter in half. Colour half pink and half green.
• First spread green layer, doing your best not to spread the jam onto the green batter. Once green is covering all of the jam, repeat with pink layer.
• Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely then frost.
• Frosting:.
• Beat frosting ingredients together until smooth and creamy, adding enough icing sugar to make a spreading consistency. Spread over cooled bars.
• Let set and then cut into bars.

ALMOND-RASPBERRY MERINGUE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13 inch baking pan with greased aluminum foil.
• To make the Crust: In a large bowl, mix together the butter, almond paste, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in one egg and the almond extract. Mix in the flour and stir until well blended.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden. Cool slightly, and spread the raspberry preserves over the crust.
• In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until they form soft peaks. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar until peaks become stiff. Spread the meringue over the jam and sprinkle with coconut.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until firm. Let cool on wire racks. Lift foil from pan and cut bars with a sharp knife.

RASPBERRY ALMOND CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• CRUST: ----------------------- Preheat oven to 325*F Line a 9x9 glass dish with non stick foil or parchment paper, making sure to cover sides as well as bottom of pan. In food processor or by hand, combine the flour, sugar, almonds and salt. Pulse 2 or 3 times to mix. If by hand, stir to combine. Add the butter and pulse 8-10 times until the mixture forms large, coarse crumbs the size of small peas. If doing by hand, use a pastry blender to mix all ingredients until large pea sized crumbs form. Press the crust mixture into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of lined dish. Bake for15-20 minutes until golden golden. ----------------------- FILLING: ----------------------- In a large bowl, blend the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add flour and mix until incorporated. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition until the batter is smooth. Stir in the cream, vanilla and almond extracts. Gently fold in the raspberries. Pour the batter onto the prepared crust. Bake 30-35 minutes, until the center is set when you give the pan a gentle jiggle. Remove from the oven and, using a butter knife gently loosen the warm cheesecake square from the sides of pan. Let pan cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours or overnight. Using a sharp knife, cut into 16 squares. Serve cold. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

RASPBERRY ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• In a saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat; add 1 cup chips (do not stir).
• In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy; gradually add sugar.
• Stir in chip mixture and almond extract.
• Combine flour and salt; add to egg mixture until justcombined.
• Spread half of the batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt jam; spread over warm crust.
• Stir remaining chips into the remaining batter; drop by teaspoonfuls over the jam layer.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake 30-35 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

GRANDMA'S RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Spread 2/3 of mixture into prepared pan.
• Spread jam over mixture.
• Combine remaining mixture with oats and walnuts; sprinkle over jam layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.