Strawberry Bars
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- Number of Servings: 36
Ingredients
1 cup of margarine (2 sticks) softened1 1/2 cups sugar2 eggs1 tsp grated lemon peel3 1/4 cups of all purpose flour3/4 cup slivered almonds (or chopped)1 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp salt1 (12 ounces) jar strawberry preserves
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Beat in the lemon peel. Combine 3 cups of flour, almonds, bkaing powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture until it resembles coarse drumbs. (do not over mix.)
Set aside 1 cup of dough. Press the remaining dough into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Spread the preserves to within a 1/4 inch of the edge. Combine the reserved dough with the remaining flour; sprinkle over preserves.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack and cut into bars.
Serving Size: Makes 36 pieces
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAKOTAGIRL67.
Set aside 1 cup of dough. Press the remaining dough into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Spread the preserves to within a 1/4 inch of the edge. Combine the reserved dough with the remaining flour; sprinkle over preserves.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack and cut into bars.
Serving Size: Makes 36 pieces
Number of Servings: 36
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAKOTAGIRL67.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 157.1
- Total Fat: 6.6 g
- Cholesterol: 10.3 mg
- Sodium: 111.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 22.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
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