Strawberry Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars
Bursting with the flavors of summer, these strawberry lemon sugar cookies bars are sweet and tart and oh so delicious!
Strawberry season is here and I am lucky enough to live in an area where I can go and pick my own. Bringing home fresh berries and making jam is something that brings me back to watching my grandmother work in the kitchen and reminds me simpler times. It’s corny and nostalgic, but I miss those days and I feel like something as simple as homemade jam makes me feel connected to all the women who came before me and all the wonderful things that came out of their kitchens.
As wonderful as jam is on a homemade English Muffin, it’s also wonderful in these strawberry lemon sugar cookie bars. The base is (obviously) made from sugar cookie dough, and the filling is jam and lemon curd swirled throughout. They are sweet and tart and bursting with lemon and berry flavor.
Try a batch today. You won’t be disappointed!
Strawberry Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup strawberry jam
- 1/4 cup lemon curd see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and line a 9×9 pan with a parchment sling.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla, mixing well.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and combine.
- Press 3/4 of the cookie mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan (it helps to get your hands wet while you're pushing the dough into the pan). Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, but keep oven on.
- Spread dollops of jam and lemon curd over the baked dough. Crumble remaining sugar cookie dough over the top of the jam and lemon curd and bake for an additional 25 to 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely before slicing and serving.
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