22 May 2010

Sister's Shortbread Supreme

What a treat!  My fabulous sister, Kristi, a.k.a. "The Bar Girl" in her circle of friends (referring only to dessert-style bars, not a penchant for drinking!) has shared her recipe for Shortbread Supreme.  Thanks for being today's special guest, and the sweetest girl I know!!

The other day I wanted to fix "7-Layer Cookies" to bring to my small 
group but I didn't have all the ingredients for the traditional recipe.  
 
So I decided to pull a "Kelly" and tweak it.

Well, I believe that I have tweaked it enough to call it my own 
original recipe!  My group gave it rave reviews!  Now they're 
calling me the "Bar Girl" - based on these and some other yummy 
bars I have made in the past.  Well, I'm not so sure about having that as a nick name :), but I 
appreciate the thought behind it.  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Shortbread Supreme
 an original recipe by Kristi Shields 
 
 
1.  In a warm oven, melt 1/2 Cup of Butter in the bottom of a 13"x9" pan.
 
2.  Mix together, then press evenly into the buttery pan:
  • 1/8 C of brown sugar
  • 1/8 C of powdered sugar
  • 3/4 C flour 
 
3.  Bake in a 325 degree oven for about 15 minutes.

4.  Remove from oven and layer on top of crust (in this order):
  • 1 Cup of Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 Cup of Craisins  (dried cranberries)
  • 2 oz Bag of Slivered Almonds
  • 14 oz Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 Cup of Shredded Coconut
 
5.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until coconut is
golden brown.
 
6.  Wait until your pan has cooled most of the way to cut the bars - or you will have a mess!

2 comments:

  1. Wow....this looks easy and very delicious. I would love to try this. You have my favourite there...condensed milk :D Thanks for sharing. Have a lovely weekend. Mary

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  2. Kelly, what a fresh new take on a very old recipe! I love the idea of the craisins and slivered almonds. I first made 7-layer bars when I was a newlywed (yikes, almost 40 years ago)! Still have the original recipe card from my high school girlfriend and maid-of-honor, Judy.

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