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Old-fashioned buttery dessert bars with a soft base, creamy center, and crumb topping.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 220
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 cup milk
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • Baking Pan

Method
 

  1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Mix in flour and baking powder to form a soft dough.
  3. Press two-thirds of the dough into a greased baking pan.
  4. Mix remaining dough with milk, spread over base, then crumble dough on top.
  5. Bake at 350°F until lightly golden. Cool completely before slicing.

Nutrition

Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 8IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 6mg

Notes

Cool completely before slicing for clean layers.

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