Strawberry Glazed Strawberry Poptart Bars
Directions
- 1Preheat your oven to 350F.
- 2Make the strawberry filling: In a medium saucepan, add sliced strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Mix on medium heat for 5 minutes or until strawberries break down. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 10-15 minutes until thickened. Cool.
- 3Make the shortbread batter: In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and powdered sugar. Add egg and vanilla, then mix in flour until a dough forms.
- 4Divide the dough in half. Press half into an 8x8 baking dish lined with parchment paper.
- 5Spread cooled strawberry filling over the dough in the dish.
- 6Top with the remaining dough, pressing it to flatten.
- 7Bake at 350F for 40 minutes.
- 8Cool for 15 minutes before icing.
- 9Make the icing: Combine powdered sugar, vanilla, 1 tbsp of strawberry filling, and 2 tbsp of milk.
- 10Ice the cooled poptart bars.
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup soft unsalted butter
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 0.25 cup powder sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 lb sliced strawberries
- 0.67 cup granulated sugar
- 1 juiced lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp strawberry filling
- 2 tbsp milk
Equipment
knifecutting boardpotstovelemon juicermixing bowlhand mixer8x8 baking dishparchment paper