Name: Blackberry Shortbread Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, softened - 2 cups; Egg yolks - 4; All-purpose flour - 4 cups; White sugar - 2 cups; Baking powder - 2 teaspoons; Ground cardamom - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ⅓ teaspoon; Blackberry jam, at room temperature - 1 cup; Confectioners' sugar - ¼ cup

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Blackberry Shortbread Bars

1. Unsalted butter, softened - 2 cups

2. Egg yolks - 4

3. All-purpose flour - 4 cups

4. White sugar - 2 cups

5. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons

6. Ground cardamom - 1 teaspoon

7. Salt - ⅓ teaspoon

8. Blackberry jam, at room temperature - 1 cup

9. Confectioners' sugar - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Blackberry Shortbread Bars

1. Stage

Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks to butter one at a time, blending well after each addition.

2. Stage

Mix flour, white sugar, baking powder, cardamom, and salt together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until just combined. Divide dough in half and wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze for at least 3 hours.

3. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. Stage

Grate 1 ball of frozen dough evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Spread blackberry jam over grated dough, leaving 1/2-inch space around the edges. Grate the second ball of frozen dough over the jam.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. After shortbread cools, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and cut into bars.