Contest Winning Strawberry Jam Bars Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg; mix well. Gradually add dry cake mix and cornflakes. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. Press remaining dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Carefully spread jam over crust. Sprinkle with reserved dough; gently press down. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Gradually add dry cake mix and corn flakes.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of dough for topping.
• Press remaining dough in a greased 13 x 9 baking pan.
• Carefully spread jam over crust.
• Sprinkle with reserved dough and gently press down.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.
• Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, powdered sugar, nuts, and salt for base in a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• Transfer mixture to a 12x18-inch baking sheet and flatten with the palm of your hand into an even layer. You do not need to butter the pan; the dough has enough butter in it so it will not stick.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 cup flour and sugar for topping in a bowl. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; you do not want big clumps of butter.
• Spread jam over the cooled base layer, then sprinkle on the topping mixture. Return to the oven and bake until topping is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting into 24 bars.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.
• Add egg, mix well.
• Gradually add dry cake mix and cornflakes.
• Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping.
• Press remaining dough into a greased 13"x9"x2" baking pan.
• Carefully spread jam over crust.
• Sprinkle with reserved dough, gently press down.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutesor until golden brown.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars.