Dutch Letter Bars Recipes

These S-shaped super flaky butter pastries filled with almond paste and topped with crunchy sugar are popular in both Iowa and Holland during the Christmas season. Here's a recipe that will let you make and enjoy them all year round. -Shirley De Lange, Byron Center, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h20m

Yield 28 pastry pieces.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248 calories, Fat 16g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 182mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

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Growing up in Iowa, you become accustom to the seasonal trips to Pella and the delicious Dutch Letters from Jaarsma Bakery. This recipe lets you replicate the Dutch Letter with out the trip. This recipe appeared in the Des Moines Register a number of years ago.

Provided by Chef Chad

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 40m

Yield 12-16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

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I recently enjoyed these at a 4th of July celebration. The recipe is from the wonderful magazine "Our Iowa" -- the June/July 2010 edition, and it was submitted by B. Weiser. Here's HER description as written in the magazine, "My family is Dutch, and my aunt passed down her traditional Dutch letter recipe to me. I used to make them all the time, but they take a lot of time. Then I found this recipe. It's so easy to make but tastes so much like my aunt's recipe. My family actually requests these bars now more often than the traditional Dutch letters!" Let me concur, they're so much easier to make than traditional Dutch Letters and they taste INCREDIBLE!

Provided by AngieME

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 45m

Yield 36 bars, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 17.1, Sodium 56.9, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 13.5, Protein 1.7

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These are a cross between a pastry and a cookie. They never last longer than a day around here. They are flaky, buttery almond delights! They are not hard to make, just a little time consuming--BUT SO WORTH IT! I hope you try them and see for yourself how really wonderful they are. Prep time includes chilling the dough.

Provided by Theresa P

Categories     Dessert

Time P1DT30m

Yield 14 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : Calories 510.7, Fat 36.4, SaturatedFat 17.8, Cholesterol 115, Sodium 212.9, Carbohydrate 44.2, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 40.5, Protein 5.1

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