Passion Fruit Cookie Bars

Chef #665035's Note:

Really simple recipe that can be embellished with your favorite ingredients such as chocolate chips or shredded coconut. Did a similar version except used store-bought sugar cookies to use as the crust. Substitute your favorite jam, jelly or preserve to make it your own!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 36

Yield: 36.0 bars

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup pecans , finely chopped
• 1 cup butter , cold - 2 sticks
• 10 ounces jelly , passion fruit

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F; grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
2. Stir together flower, sugar, pecans, and egg in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixutre resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture.
3. Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
4. Stir passion fruit jelly to soften; carefully spread over crumb mixture in pan. Crumble reserved crumb mixture evenly over top.
5. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.

Reviews

[GingerlyJ]

I added white chocolate chunks to these and served them for my kids after school play date.. heavenly

[Chilicat]

These are so easy to make and really good! Since I didn't have any lilikoi jelly I took your advice and "made it my own" with some homemade Port Wine Jelly. The consistency of the cookie is somewhere between a pan cookie and a bar dessert, with a light (almost fluffy) bottom crust. The pecans added a lot of flavor. I can see making this will all sorts of jams, jellies and preserves in the future. Thanks for posting this great recipe!