Fabulous Fruit Bars Cookie Mix Recipes

HOLIDAY FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press half of dough in bottom of pan.
• Spread pie filling over dough. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth. If necessary, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm bars. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.

FRUIT OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• Combine the butter, brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and rolled oats. Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the preserves over the top and sprinkle with the remaining crumb mixture, gently pressing crumbs into jam.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting.

FRUIT CAKE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Spread pecans evenly over the bottom of a greased 10x15x1" baking pan.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Crema together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
• Add the flour and salt. Blend well.
• Spoon the batter over the pecans. Dampen your hands and gently press to spread the dough evenly over the pecans.
• Sprinkle the chopped fruit over the batter. Press down on the fruit slightly so it pushes gently into the dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes.
• Once the bars are cooled, prepare a powdered sugar glaze.
• Whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream. If needed, add additional heavy cream until the glaze is at drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans, if desired.
• Cut the bars and store in an airtight container.

FABULOUS FRUIT BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir base ingredients until soft dough forms.
• Press half of dough in bottom of pan.
• Spread pie filling over dough.
• Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth.
• If necessary, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle.
• Drizzle glaze over warm bars.
• For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered at room temperature.

FABULOUS FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Combine 1 ¼ cup flour, ½ cup sugar, 1/3 cup applesauce, and baking powder.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In separate bowl combine fruit, remaining applesauce, whole egg, egg white, lemon juice, and vanilla.
• In separate bowl combine remaining sugar, remaining flour, and cinnamon; add to fruit mixture and stir lightly.
• Press half of crumb mixture into bottom of sprayed 9x13 inch baking pan; top with fruit mixture and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees or until lightly browned; broil, 4 inches from heat, 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack 15 minutes.