Raspberry Ribbon Bars Food

RASPBERRY RIBBONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough into four portions; shape each into a 10x2-1/2-in. log. Place 4 in. apart on greased or foil-lined baking sheets. Make a 1/2-in. depression down the center of each log. Bake for 10 minutes., Fill depressions with jam. Bake until lightly browned, 10-15 minutes longer. Cool for 2 minutes. Remove to a cutting board; cut into 3/4-in. slices. Place on wire racks., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients. Drizzle over warm cookies. Cool completely.

CHEWY RED RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• BEAT butter and brown sugar in medium bowl until smooth and fluffy. Beat in extract. Mix in flour, baking powder and oats until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1/2-cup for topping. Pat remaining crumbs into bottom of prepared pan.
• SPOON preserves evenly over crumb crust in pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping.
• BAKE 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.

GRANDMA'S RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a medium bowl combine butter, white sugar, brown sugar, flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Spread 2/3 of mixture into prepared pan.
• Spread jam over mixture.
• Combine remaining mixture with oats and walnuts; sprinkle over jam layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

RASPBERRY RIBBON BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 F degrees.
• Combine butter, brown sugar, vanilla until well blended.
• Add flour and baking soda to mixture.
• Stir in oats and nuts into existing mixture.
• Reserve 1 cup of oat mixture for topping.
• Press remaining mixture into 8in.
• square baking pan.
• Combine raisins and jam.
• Spread raisin mixture to within 1/2 inch of edges of pan.
• Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture.
• Press lightly.
• Bake at 375F degrees for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool in pan.
• Cut into bars.

COCONUT RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in 1-1/4 cups coconut and walnuts. , Press 3/4 of the dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread with preserves. Sprinkle with chips and remaining 3/4 cup coconut. Crumble remaining dough over the top; press lightly. , Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

RASPBERRY RIBBON MOUSSE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Combine crumbs and sugar in small bowl to blend; stir in butter. Press into bottom of pan; bake 10 minutes or until set. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Meanwhile, microwave baking chips and 1/2 cup of the cream in medium microwave-safe bowl at 50% power 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until chips have softened; stir until blended and smooth. Let stand 20 to 30 minutes or until cool.
• Beat cream cheese in medium bowl at medium speed 1 minute or until soft and fluffy. Beat in baking chip mixture 1 minute or until soft and fluffy.
• Beat remaining 1/2 cup cream in medium bowl at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. With whisk, fold one-third of the cream into cream cheese mixture; fold in remaining cream until blended. Spoon over crust; smooth top.
• Cook and stir preserves and lemon juice in small saucepan over low heat 1 minute or until smooth and syrupy but barely warm; drizzle over cream cheese mixture. Swirl with tip of knife. Tap pan on counter to flatten top; cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight to set. Store in refrigerator.
• TIPS *Crush about 20 chocolate wafer cookies or 9 chocolate sandwich cookies in food processor or in plastic bag with rolling pin.
• **For a truer red color, use raspberry preserves with seeds and strain the seeds.

RASPBERRY RIBBON SLICES

Steps:

• Make cookie dough as directed on package for drop cookies, adding flour; blend. Divide dough into thirds. Shape each third into 12-inch log. Place logs 3 inches apart on 2 ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375°F for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Using handle of wooden spoon or finger, make depression about 1/2 inch wide and 1/4 inch deep lengthwise down center of each roll. Fill indentations on each roll with generous tablespoon jam. Cool; place on cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Mix powdered sugar and just enough milk for drizzling consistency; blend. Drizzle icing over cooled logs. Cut each roll diagonally into 12 pieces.

RASPBERRY LINZER STAR BARS

Steps:

• In a food processor finely grind almonds with confectioners' sugar and transfer to a large bowl. In food processor pulse butter with flour until mixture resembles fine crumbs and add to almond mixture with cornstarch and salt, stirring until combined well.
• In a small bowl beat together egg and lemon juice until blended and stir into flour mixture until combined well. Work mixture with hands until it forms a dough.
• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Pat 1 1/2 cups dough into a disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, 20 minutes. Pat remaining dough evenly into a 171/2- by 11-inch jelly-roll pan and spread evenly with jam.
• On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out chilled dough 1/8 inch thick and with a 3/4- to 1 1/2-inch star-shaped cookie cutter (we used 3 different sizes) cut out as many stars as possible. Re-roll scraps and cut out more stars. Arrange stars randomly over jam and carefully brush stars with milk. Sprinkle stars with granulated sugar and bake in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until stars are golden. Cool confection in pan on a rack and cut into 20 bars.