Apple Butter Shortbread Bars

Buttery shortbread stuffed with cinnamon apple butter.

Cut into squares and serve.

Ingredients

Apple Butter

• 5 apples, peeled and diced

• 100g water

• 50g sugar

• 2 tbsp lemon juice

• 50g brown sugar, to taste

• 1 tsp cinnamon

Shortbread

• 230g (1 cup) margarine

• 240g (2 cups) flour

• 160g (3/4 cup) sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Apple Butter

1. Combine the apples, water, and sugar in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.

2. Transfer the mixture to a blender or food processor and process until smooth.

3. Return the blended mixture to the saucepan. Add in the lemon juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

4. Simmer over low heat until the apple butter thickens to a spreadable consistency, about 1.5-2 hours.

Shortbread

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

2. Combine the margarine, flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor until crumbly.

3. Reserve about 1 cup of the mixture to top the bars. Press the rest of the dough into a greased square pan.

4. Spread a layer of apple butter on top of the shortbread dough. Top with the remaining dough mixture.

5. Bake for 35 minutes. Let them cool then chill in the fridge before slicing.