ORANGE MARMALADE BARS

Orange Marmalade Bars image

Very moist and fruity, these bars go great with coffee.

Provided by Farrah T.

Categories Desserts Cookies Bar Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

½ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup orange marmalade

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening with the sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. Stir in the egg and mix until well blended. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add to the first mixture and mix well. Spread half of the dough into the pan. Cover with a layer of marmalade. Spread the remaining dough over the top
Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.8 calories, Carbohydrate 38.2 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 158.7 mg, Sugar 24.4 g