Mulberry Cookie Bars Food

MULBERRY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• 1. Place Mulberry Sauce ingredients in medium sauce pan, save cornstarch and cold water. Cover and heat on medium-low, then reduce heat to low setting and simmer. Cook berries with other ingredients for about 20 minutes, mashing berries with a large metal spoon periodically.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8" or 9" square pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix oats, flour, sugar, and baking soda. Cut in butter until evenly distributed. Add sweetened condensed milk and mix. Mixture will be slightly sticky. Pat 3/4 of cookie mixture in bottom of pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• 3. While cookie bakes, finish mashing berry sauce so no whole berries remain. Mix cornstarch and water and pour into cooking berry sauce. Stir as sauce thickens and remove from heat. After cookie has baked, remove from oven and spread berry sauce on top evenly. Drop small amounts of remaining cookie mixture over berry sauce until evenly distributed. All berry sauce will not be covered. Bake again for 20 minutes until cookie mixture has browned on top. Cool completely. Cut into 16 squares.

BLUEBERRY COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; line a 9-inch square baking pan with a 12-inch long sheet of foil.
• Using a food processor, mix the flour, almonds, sugar, baking soda and salt until the nuts are finely ground.
• Add the butter and pulse until coarse crumbs form.
• Beat together the egg and vanilla; drizzle over the dough mixture.
• Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and knead with your fingertips until clumpy.
• Transfer two-thirds of the dough to the pan and press into the bottom to form an even layer.
• Spread the preserves on top.
• Dot the top with the remaining dough in clumps.
• Bake until the edges are lightly golden, 35-40 minutes.
• Let cool completely.
• Turn out the pan, remove the foil and cut into squares.

BLUEBERRY CRUMB BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together 1 cup sugar, 3 cups flour, and baking powder. Mix in salt and cinnamon, if desired. Use a fork or pastry cutter to blend in the shortening and egg. Dough will be crumbly. Pat half of dough into the prepared pan.
• In another bowl, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Gently mix in the blueberries. Sprinkle the blueberry mixture evenly over the crust. Crumble remaining dough over the berry layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until top is slightly brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares.