MANGO SHORTBREAD BARS

Mango Shortbread Bars image

Delicious! Serve with vanilla ice cream. Try this recipe with strawberries and rhubarb instead of mango, too.

Provided by COHO

Categories Desserts Cookies Butter Cookie Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups butter
½ cup white sugar
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 cups sliced mango
¼ cup white sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground nutmeg

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In large bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Blend in 3 cups flour and press 1/2 of mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl, stir together mango, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, cinnamon and nutmeg until well combined. Pour mango mixture over shortbread in pan. Sprinkle remaining shortbread mixture over mango mixture. Press down lightly.
Bake 1 hour, until topping is golden brown. Let cool 15 minutes in dish before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28.8 g, Cholesterol 36.6 mg, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 8.8 g, Sodium 99.2 mg, Sugar 12.5 g