Plum Bars

Recipe by Maureen Gregory, Weavers Way Administrative Assistant

Ingredients

For the Crust:

  • ¾ cup melted butter
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1-¼ cup rolled oats
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda

For the Filling:

  • 2 cups diced plums
  • 3-4 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 2 tbsp. butter, melted
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon (about ¼ cup juice, 1 tsp. zest)

A soft bar cookie, thanks to the almond flour. I used plums, but peaches, nectarines, pears, or apricots would probably also work well.

Directions

Start with the crust:

  1. Combine all crust ingredients and stir until crumbly.
  2. Reserve about 1-½ cups of crust, and press remaining crust into the bottom of a greased 9x13" pan.
  3. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes, until brown.

For the filling:

  1. Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl, tossing until well coated.
  2. Spread filling over baked crust, then crumble reserved crust over the top.
  3. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes, until brown.
  4. Let cool completely and cut into 24 bars.