Swedish Raspberry Almond Bars
When I was a single mom with a young daughter and little money, my Swedish neighbor brought me a batch of these cookies at Christmas. My daughter’s 36 now, and I still make these wonderful cookies. — Marina Castle Kelley, Canyon Country, California
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 3 large egg whites
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup sliced almonds, divided
- Additional confectioners' sugar, optional
Reviews
These are pretty good - sweet, but not TOO sweet courtesy of the flavors sandwiching the jam. My wife has made it twice. The first time was with a jam that turned out to be more like a jelly. It was better the second time when she used a filling that was more runny, even though it had seeds.
These are outstanding! I have made them on several occasions and am always asked for the recipe.
I just made these for work and they were such a hit. nest time I will have to make enough to leave some for my family.
Made these for a church gathering, and was asked numerous times for the recipe! Delicious
Everyone loves this recipe. I make them for bake sales and they are the first to go. I did change one thing though, I do not melt the butter. I use a pasty blender or the food processor until the mixture is the size of a pea, like you do for most other bar cookies. These are great, you will not be disappointed.
This is a great, out-of-the ordinary recipe, and not too sweet. I used seeded raspberry jam because that's what I had and no one cared. Watch out, the crust is kind of addictive.
Good for a change from the many chocolate bar recipes I make -- but the chocaholic in me can't help wondering if a bit of chocolate drizzled over the top wouldn't put it 'over the top'???
Excellent, but almond extract (1/2 tsp.) to butter, flour, sugar mixture; also use 12 oz. seedless raspberry jam and 1 1/2 cups almonds - richer tasting and more luxurious looking.
I made these bars for Christmas time, and I thought they turned out pretty well. The meringue topping is unique, and they aren't too sweet. While I wouldn't rate it as a favorite, it was very good, and as others have mentioned, I would definitely consider making for a cookie exchange.
I made this easy recipe twice so far. The first time I only had seedless strawberry jam available so used that. The second time I used the raspberry jam. Both were delicious, but we preferred the raspberry. This is a simple recipe, but tastes like you worked all afternoon to create it.