Description
Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars are a delightful dessert that harmoniously blends a buttery shortbread base, spiced apple filling, and a crumbly topping. Perfect for any season, these bars are easy to prepare and sure to impress at gatherings or cozy nights in. With their irresistible combination of caramelized apples and warm spices, they make an excellent choice for sweet cravings or festive occasions. Enjoy them warm with ice cream, drizzled with caramel, or chilled for a refreshing snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 large apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted or room temperature to cut in
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C) and line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt until fluffy. Gradually add flour to form a dough, then press into the pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine sliced apples with flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- For the topping, mix remaining flour and brown sugar; cut in melted butter until crumbly.
- After removing the crust from the oven and increasing the temperature to 350°F (175°C), layer half of the topping on the crust followed by apples and then the rest of the topping.
- Bake for about 30 minutes until golden brown on top.
- Cool completely before slicing into squares.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar (65g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg