Raspberry Almond Bars

If you need a quick and easy dessert bar recipe for your next potluck, the holidays, or just a sweet treat at home, make these Raspberry Almond Bars! This simple recipe features a thick, buttery almond shortbread crust that doubles as the crumbly topping, with a layer of sweet raspberry jam in between.Just because they are so easy to make doesn’t mean they lack flavor! Love buttery bars with a fun twist? Don’t miss my Marry Me Bars next! Want to save this recipe?Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Email *Save Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions Almonds: Use a food processor to pulse the almonds into a fine crumb for these raspberry almond bars.If you don’t have a food processor, you can finely chop the almonds by hand using a sharp knife and a cutting board—it takes a little more time, but it works! Just aim for a texture that’s similar to coarse sand.

Butter: I used a cup (2 sticks) of butter in these bars.The butter is what makes the crust and topping soft, rich, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious.Since the same dough is used for the bottom layer and the crumble on top, we need enough butter to hold everything together and give it that amazing shortbread texture.

If you only have salted butter, go ahead and use it! The bars will still be delicious! Confectioners’ Sugar: Confectioners’ sugar (also called powdered sugar) makes the dough soft and smooth.It mixes really well w