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Christmas Nut & Fruit Shortbread Bars

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Yield

16 servings

Prep

26 min

Cook

22 min

Ready

66 min
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ cup butter, unsalted
1 stick, softened, at room temperature
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cup sugar
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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½ teaspoon salt
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cup pecans
chopped
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cup cherries, dried
or dried cranberries, prunes, dried apricots, blueberries, or mixture
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2 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
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2 tablespoons orange marmalade
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
118 ml butter, unsalted
1 stick, softened, at room temperature
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79 ml sugar
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237 ml all-purpose flour
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2.5 ml salt
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79 ml pecans
chopped
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79 ml cherries, dried
or dried cranberries, prunes, dried apricots, blueberries, or mixture
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3E+1 ml mini chocolate chips
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3E+1 ml orange marmalade
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Directions

For the shortbread cookies:

Preheat the oven to 300 F degrees.

Cream the butter with the sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer.

In a small bowl, whisk the salt and flour, and then add into the butter, ¼ cup at a time, just until uniform. Do not overmix.

Gather the dough into a ball, refrigerate for 15 minutes if the dough is beginning to soften or feel too greasy to work with.

Roll the dough out to ½-inch and cut into rectangles about ½-inch by 2 - inch.

Arrange on a cold, ungreased baking sheet.

Bake until the edges are just beginning to turn golden, 19 to 21 minutes.

Make 16 shortbread cookies.

Meanwhile, to make the fruit and nut topping:

In a small bowl, combine together the pecans, dried fruits, and chocolate chips with the orange marmalade.

After baking for about 20 minutes, remove the cookies from the oven and spread the fruit and nut topping on the tops of the shortbread to make bars.

Return to the oven and bake for 8 more minutes.

Let cool enough to handle before serving.

Best result will be within two days or freeze for later use.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 25g (0.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 12358% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 76mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1g 2%
Sugars g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1% Iron 3%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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