Pumpkin Shortbread Bars

Pumpkin Shortbread Bars
Pumpkin Shortbread Bars might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 12. One serving contains 213 calories, 3g of protein, and 8g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours. A mixture of pecans, firmly brown sugar, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cinnamon Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake Shortbread Crumble Bars, Salted Chocolate Caramel Shortbread Bars (Millionaire Bars), and Peanut Butter Caramel Shortbread Bars {millionaire bars}.

Instructions

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Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
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Beat 1/2 cup butter, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract together until blended.
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Mix in 1 cup flour until no longer dry. Press into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
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Remove and allow to cool for a few minutes. Reduce the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Whisk together 1/3 cup flour, the baking powder, and salt together in a bowl; set aside. Beat the eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and the pecans together in a bowl until the pumpkin is smooth. Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated and spread the batter over the parbaked crust.
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Place 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup of cold butter into a bowl. Press the butter into the flour using a pastry blender or fork until no pieces of butter remain and the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Sprinkle evenly over the pumpkin batter.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in the pan.
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Cut into bars before serving.

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco are my top picks for Shortbread Cookies. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Ruinart , Wine with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 89 dollars per bottle.
NV Ruinart , Wine
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs
Servings12
Health Score2
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