Description
Homemade blueberry pie cookie bars blend classic pie flavors with convenient bar form, creating a delightful dessert that merges comfort and innovation. Sweet blueberry filling nestled between buttery cookie layers invites you to savor each delectable bite of this irresistible treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks/226 grams) unsalted butter, softened
Sugar and Sweeteners:
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to a warm 350°F (175°C), ensuring the rack is positioned in the center. Carefully line a 9×13-inch baking dish with parchment paper, allowing slight overhang for easy removal.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, vigorously cream the butter with granulated and brown sugars until the mixture transforms into a light, airy consistency with a pale, silky texture.
- Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract, blending thoroughly until the mixture becomes smooth and uniform.
- Separately, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, ensuring no lumps remain in the dry ingredients.
- Gently fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring until a soft, pliable dough emerges that holds together easily.
- Carefully separate and set aside one cup of the prepared dough for creating a crumbly topping later in the process.
- Spread the remaining dough evenly across the prepared baking dish, pressing firmly to create a uniform crust that reaches all corners and edges.
- Place the crust in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 10 minutes, allowing it to develop a light golden color and slightly firm texture.
- Remove the partially baked crust and let it cool momentarily while preparing the blueberry filling.
- Spread the blueberry mixture evenly over the warm crust, ensuring complete and consistent coverage.
- Crumble the reserved dough over the blueberry layer, creating a rustic, textured topping.
- Return the assembled bars to the oven and bake until the topping turns golden brown and the blueberry filling bubbles softly around the edges.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and allow the bars to cool completely in the baking dish.
- Using the parchment paper overhang, carefully lift the entire batch from the pan and transfer to a cutting surface.
- Slice into neat, uniform squares, ensuring clean edges for a professional presentation.
Notes
- Customize your blueberry bars by swapping fresh blueberries with frozen ones, ensuring they’re thawed and gently patted dry to prevent excess moisture.
- Experiment with mixed berries like raspberries or blackberries for a vibrant twist on the classic blueberry flavor profile.
- Enhance the texture by sprinkling sliced almonds or chopped pecans into the crumble topping for an added crunch and nutty dimension.
- For a gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, maintaining the same measurements and baking technique.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg