Strawberry Shortbread Bars

These Shortbread bars would be delicious with any type of jam you want.  I used Smucker's Strawberry Seedless Jam.  The recipe was adapted from the blog "Cookies and Cups."  

2 1/4 cups flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup strawberry jam

Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9 x 9 inch pan with aluminum foil and spray with baking Pam.  Set aside.

In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar and salt.  Add in the egg, vanilla and butter and combine with a pastry cutter until the dough comes together.

Divide the dough in half and press one half into the bottom of the prepared pan.

Spread the strawberry jam on top.   Crumble the remaining dough onto the top of the pan. Bake for 40 minutes until lightly browned.  Allow to cool completely.

Glaze:

Whisk powdered sugar and cream together and drizzle on top.  If glaze is too thick, thin with more heavy cream until the right consistency.  Place the glaze into a small tip top bag and snip off the corner to make for easy glazing.