White Cornmeal Shortbread Bars are another yummy bar recipe that you are sure to love. Buttery shortbread topped with sparkling sugar is absolutely scrumptious.
White Cornmeal Recipes
I love making shortbread. All that rich butter flavor in a bar or cookie just makes my day. It’s a favorite of the family too. Which is why it’s a “go-to” recipe when I am preparing things like a nice brunch for us all. I like to make a wide variety of yummy bar recipes & create a nice spread for everyone to pick & choose their desserts along with maybe some tea sandwiches & a few beverage options. One thing about my shortbread recipe that you don’t often see – cornmeal. You won’t believe how wonderful the flavor is with that simple ingredient.
White Cornmeal Shortbread Bars
We like to have our brunch on a Saturday typically so that we can have the rest of the weekend to enjoy the leftovers. This keeps prep for meals later that day & on Sunday to a minimum & that sure makes me happy. When I spend less time in the kitchen on the weekends & it actually feels more like a weekend – instead of a working one.
What’s your favorite brunch recipe?
What could you make for brunch that you could incorporate cornmeal into?
White Cornmeal Shortbread Bars
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 sticks butter 3/4 cup room temperature
- 3/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup finely ground white cornmeal
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sparkling sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Line 8x8 baking pan with parchment - set aside
- In mixer bowl, combine butter, confectioners sugar & vanilla & beat until light & creamy
- Add flour, cornmeal & salt & mix on low until dough forms moist clumps
- Spread into prepared pan- flatten into a smooth, even layer
- Score the dough with a knife all the way through the bars before baking
- Sprinkle with sparkling sugar
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until dry & golden
- Immediately cut again along your score marks when removing from oven
- Allow to cool completely in the pan before removing & serving
For other Yummy Bar Recipes that I made for brunch….take a look at these.
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Tamar says
What a cool combination! Now I’m craving cornbread!