Blackberry Shortbread Bars

Name: Blackberry Shortbread Bars
Total time: 230
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 2 cups unsalted butter, softened; 4 egg yolks; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 0.33333334326744 teaspoon salt; 1 cup blackberry jam, at room temperature; 0.25 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe by Allison S F from allrecipes.com

Dessert 4 Hr. 50 Mins.

Ingredients

18 servings

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2 cups unsalted butter, softened
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4 egg yolks
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups white sugar
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2 teaspoons baking powder

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1 teaspoon ground cardamom
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0.33333334326744 teaspoon salt
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1 cup blackberry jam, at room temperature
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0.25 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks to butter one at a time, blending well after each addition.
Mix flour, white sugar, baking powder, cardamom, and salt together in a bowl. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture until just combined. Divide dough in half and wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze for at least 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grate 1 ball of frozen dough evenly into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Spread blackberry jam over grated dough, leaving 1/2-inch space around the edges. Grate the second ball of frozen dough over the jam.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. After shortbread cools, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and cut into bars.