Strawberry Bars

These easy Strawberry Bars have a sweet strawberry layer sandwiched in between a buttery crumb topping and a shortbread like bottom. Celebrate strawberry season with these delicious strawberry treat.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 187kcal

Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

Crumble Mixture

1/2 cup brown sugar packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour
1 cup butter chilled
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt

Strawberry Filling

4 cups strawberries sliced
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 lemon juiced and zested
4 tsp cornstarch

Instructions

Crumble Mixture

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish with non stick baking spray or line with parchment paper.
Mix together sugars, flour, baking powder and salt.
Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the butter and egg.
Dough will be crumbly.
Press half of the mixture into the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan. Set aside remaining mixture.

Strawberry Mixture

In a bowl, combine berries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and juice. Gently mix to combine.
Pour strawberry mixture over the crust.
Sprinkle the berries with the remaining crumb mixture.
Bake for 45 minutes or until the crumble topping turns lightly golden brown.
Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Notes

Serve these strawberry bars warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top - so good! A drizzle of chocolate wouldn't hurt either.

Make sure your butter is cold or chilled when making the shortbread crust.

Don't overwork the shortbread dough, you want it crumbly and pea-size pieces. If you prefer you can also use a food processor to make the shortbread dough.

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