Blackberry Shortbread Bars

Name: Blackberry Shortbread Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups unsalted butter, softened; 4 egg yolks; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1/3 teaspoon salt; 1 cup blackberry jam, at room temperature; 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 cups unsalted butter, softened
4 egg yolks
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/3 teaspoon salt
1 cup blackberry jam, at room temperature
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

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

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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4

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

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