These strawberry bars are incredibly simple to make, with just 6 ingredients.A crisp shortbread base holds strawberry jam and fresh strawberries, and the topping is a crumble made from the same shortbread dough! They’re so easy, not-too-sweet, and you’ll make them again and again.  Baking Doesn’t Have to Be Hard Sometimes you come across a baking recipe that’s just easy.Some of the simplest recipes can be the most delicious (see also: our beloved peach squares).

This is one such recipe.  With just 6 ingredients and about 15 minutes of preparation, you have this delicious sweet treat for endless occasions.Bake sale? Done.Afternoon tea with friends? Perfect.

Tuck a few into a lunchbox or a picnic basket and watch them disappear.Serve them warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert, and kids and adults alike will be equally obsessed.  This recipe uses both fresh strawberries and jarred strawberry jam, making this an easy way to get your strawberry fix anytime of year.  The inspiration came from Ina Garten’s raspberry crumble bars in Barefoot Contessa Foolproof.I decided to make a strawberry version along with a few other tweaks: pulling back on the sugar, using salted butter to cut out the need to mix salt in separately, and thinning out the crust so the ratio of jammy filling to buttery crumble feels just right.

She also puts granola and nuts on top of her bars, which I opted out of, to keep these crumbly, rather than crunchy, in

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