These look like classic jam bars (shortbread jam squares) – buttery layers with a sweet fruit filling in the middle and a golden top.
Here’s a simple homemade recipe 👇
🍓 Buttery Jam Bars (Jam Shortbread Squares)
🧾 Ingredients
For the dough:
- 2 ½ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
For the filling:
- 1 to 1 ½ cups thick jam (strawberry, raspberry, apricot, or plum)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line a 9×13-inch (23×33 cm) baking pan with parchment paper. - Make the dough
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough
- Press about 2/3 of the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Spread jam evenly over the base (leave a small border around edges).
- Top layer
- Crumble or flatten the remaining dough and gently place it over the jam (you can cover fully or leave slight gaps).
- Bake
Bake for 30–40 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. - Cool completely
Let cool in the pan before slicing into squares.
✨ Tips
- Use thick jam so it doesn’t run.
- For extra flavor, add lemon zest to the dough.
- Sprinkle sliced almonds on top before baking for a crunchy finish.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- A Polish-style version
- A Hungarian-style “lekváros pite” version
- Or a café-style upgraded version for serving ☕✨