Berry Jam Shortbread Tart
A ridiculously easy and delicious shortbread tart with berry jam that is perfect for any occasion.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
- - 11 inch tart pan or round pan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter at room temperature
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 10 oz jar of berry jam or preserves
- ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ½ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Spray or butter tart pan well so your shortbread comes out easy after baking. See above for some alternative pans you can use if you do not have a tart pan.
- If you are using a tart pan, place the tart pan on top of another pan so butter doesn't drip out on to your oven when baking.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine the butter, sugar (brown and white) and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.1 ½ cups unsalted butter, ½ cup light brown sugar, ½ cup granulated white sugar
- Next, add your vanilla and salt and mix that in.1 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Now, add flour into the butter mixture and mix on low-speed until the mixture starts to form a ball .3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- Divide your dough in half and wrap up one half and place in the refrigerator until later. Press the other half of the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan to form the bottom crust.
- Bake the crust until it is just beginning to turn light brown, around 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let cool for a few minutes.
- Place your preserves over on your shortbread crust and spread evenly.10 oz jar of berry jam or preserves
- Now, take your reserved half of the shortbread out of the refrigerator and crumble the dough over the preserves to make your crumbled topping, being careful to not have really large pieces.
- Return the pan to the oven and continue baking for another 30 minutes or so until the crisp turns golden in color. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
- Once cooled, your can slice up your tart (or bars if using a rectangular pan) and serve!
- Serve on its own or with ice cream.
- Enjoy!!
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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