Strawberry Jam Cream Bars Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING STRAWBERRY JAM BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg; mix well. Gradually add dry cake mix and cornflakes. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. Press remaining dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Carefully spread jam over crust. Sprinkle with reserved dough; gently press down. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

STRAWBERRY JAM & CREAM BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat butter, cake mix and 1 egg in large bowl with mixer until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and almond extract until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crust; top with strawberry jam. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 45 min. or until center is set and crumb topping is lightly browned. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 min. before cutting into bars.
• Garnish with sifted powdered sugar just before serving.

STRAWBERRY JAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 7 x 11 inch tart pan with a removable bottom, and set aside.
• In the bowl of a food processor, add the flour, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, and vanilla extract.
• Pulse until the ingredients are combined, and continue to pulse until the dough comes together into a single clump.
• Reserve about 1 cup of the shortbread dough for topping the crumble bars, and crumble the rest into your prepared baking pan.
• Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the pan with your fingers.
• Spread the strawberry jam evenly over the dough.
• Mix the reserved dough with the rolled oats, and crumble evenly over the jam layer. Some of the strawberry filling will show through, and that's good.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes until just starting to turn golden brown on the edges.
• Allow to cool before removing from the pan and slicing. Note: shortbread is quite soft right out of the oven, and will firm up as it cools.

STRAWBERRY STREUSEL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, place cookie mix. Cut in butter and cream cheese, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture is crumbly (do not overmix). Press 3 cups mixture in bottom of pan. To remaining cookie mixture, stir in oats; set aside. Bake cookie base 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix Filling ingredients. Spread mixture on partially baked crust. Sprinkle reserved oat mixture over filling.
• Bake 26 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown and bubbling along edges. Cool on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate 2 hours before cutting. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Cover and refrigerate any remaining bars.

STRAWBERRY JAM BARS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.
• Add egg, mix well.
• Gradually add dry cake mix and cornflakes.
• Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping.
• Press remaining dough into a greased 13"x9"x2" baking pan.
• Carefully spread jam over crust.
• Sprinkle with reserved dough, gently press down.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutesor until golden brown.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars.