Strawberry Crumb Bars with Meyer Lemon Glaze
These bars are loaded with strawberry jam and topped with a tangy glaze!
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 Meyer lemon
- ½ cup strawberry jam
For the Meyer lemon glaze
- ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8×8 baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars on medium-high until well combined, about 1-2 minutes. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and Meyer lemon zest until well combined. Gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture at low speed, beating just until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Spread 2/3 of the batter into the prepared baking dish. Spread strawberry jam evenly over the bottom layer. Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 of the batter.
- Place into oven and bake until lightly golden, about 20-25 minutes.
- To make the glaze, combine confectioners’ sugar, Meyer lemon juice and zest. Whisk until smooth. If the glaze is too thin, add more confectioners’ sugar as needed.
- When the bars are done, cool for 10 minutes and drizzle the glaze. Allow glaze to set before cutting into bars.