Butter Tart Squares with A Shortbread Cookie Crust
These Butter Tart Squares with A Shortbread Cookie Crust are sweet and taste just like a Butter Tart. Perfect for the holidays!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Resting Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
- Yield: 24 squares 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
Ingredients
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The Shortbread Crust
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- pinch salt
The Butter Tart Filling
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup coconut
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp flour
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
The Shortbread Crust:
- In a bowl, using a pastry cutter, cut together the flour, sugar, salt and butter, until it is the consistency of coarse sand.
- Press the butter/flour mixture into a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Then set aside.
The Butter Tart Filling:
- Melt the butter, let it cool slightly. Then whisk in the eggs and vanilla.
- Then add the coconut, raisins and nuts. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl mix together the brown sugar, baking powder and flour.
- Add the sugar/flour mixture to the butter mixture, and combine.
- Pour this filling over the crust.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Let cool completely before cutting into squares. If you can, wait at least 2-3 hours.
