Blackberry Shortbread Bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 4 hrs


• 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.
• 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.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• grate 1 ball of frozen dough evenly into the bottom of a 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.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. after shortbread cools, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and cut into bars.