Orange Marmalade Bars recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup orange marmalade

Nutrition Info

237.8 calories
carbohydrate: 38.2 g
cholesterol: 15.5 mg
fat: 9.1 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 2.2 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 158.7 mg
sugar: 24.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening with the sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir in the egg and mix until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add to the first mixture and mix well. Spread half of the dough into the pan. Cover with a layer of marmalade. Spread the remaining dough over the top

  3. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.

Recipe Yield

1 dozen

Recipe Note

Very moist and fruity, these bars go great with coffee.

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