Raspberry Ribbon Mousse Bars Recipes

RASPBERRY RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough into four portions; shape each into a 10x2-1/2-in. log. Place 4 in. apart on greased or foil-lined baking sheets. Make a 1/2-in. depression down the center of each log. Bake for 10 minutes., Fill depressions with jam. Bake until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes longer. Cool for 2 minutes. Remove to a cutting board; cut into 3/4-in. slices. Place on wire racks., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over warm cookies. Cool completely.

RASPBERRY RIBBON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, vanilla until well blended.
• Add flour and baking soda to mixture.
• Stir in oats and nuts into existing mixture.
• Reserve 1 cup of oat mixture for topping.
• Press remaining mixture into 8in.
• square baking pan.
• Combine raisins and jam.
• Spread raisin mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges of pan.
• Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
• Press lightly.
• Bake at 375F degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool in pan.
• Cut into bars.

RASPBERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on medium speed just until combined. With the mixer on low, add the vanilla.
• Sift the flour and salt together and, with the mixer on low, slowly add to the butter mixture, mixing until it almost comes together in a ball. Turn the dough out on a board. Lightly pat two-thirds of the dough evenly on the bottom of a 9-inch square baking pan and about 1/4-inch up the sides. Spread with the jam, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Mix the granola into the remaining dough with your hands. Break the dough into small bits and distribute it on top of the jam, covering most of the surface. Sprinkle the almonds on top. Bake the bars for 45 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool completely and cut into 9 or 12 bars. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar.

RASPBERRY RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Combine confectioner's sugar, evaporated milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl.
• Beat butter and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture, mixing well. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet; make an indentation with finger in center of each cookie.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes. Fill depressions with jam and continue to bake until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes longer. Cool for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks. Drizzle confectioner's sugar glaze mixture over warm cookies; cool completely.

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.

SCANDINAVIAN RASPBERRY RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cover cookie sheet with parchment or baking paper.
• Make the dough.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer.
• Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat until light.
• Add the flour, a little at a time, and mix until the dough is smooth.
• Divide the dough into 4 parts.
• On the countertop, use your palms to roll each part into a strand about 3/4 inch thick and the length of the cookie sheet. Place the strands about 2 inches apart on the paper-covered cookie sheet.
• With the side of your little finger, press a groove down the center of the length of each strand.
• Bake for 10 minutes until the cookies feel firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and spoon or pipe jam into the grooves.
• Return to the oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until cookies are very pale golden brown.
• To Decorate with icing:.
• Mix the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and cream in a small bowl to make a smooth icing.
• Drizzle the icing down the length of the hot cookies.
• While the cookies are still warm, cut them at a 45 degree angle into 1-inch lengths. Let cool on the baking sheets.
• When the frosting is set, transfer to an airtight tin.
• Store in a cool place or freeze.