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Canada Squares

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Canada Squares

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Time

0 min

Serving

32 persons

Calories

156

Rating

5.00★ (6)

Cuisine

Canadian
Author: Victoria Buriak
They're all red and white with a hint of maple. When sliced, the cookies reveal a white base, red middle, and white top. They will have you singing 'O Canada' for the rest of the day!

Ingredients

  • all-purpose flour: 1 cup
  • confectioners' sugar: 2 Tbsp
  • butter: 0.5 cup
  • seedless raspberry jam: 0.33333 cup
  • white sugar: 0.66667 cup
  • butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
  • eggs: 2 piece
  • rice flour: 0.66667 cup
  • drops red food coloring: 10 piece (or as needed)
  • confectioners' sugar: 2 cups (or as needed)
  • butter: 0.33333 cup (softened)
  • milk: 1 Tbsp (or as needed)
  • maple extract: 1 tsp

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  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper; crease corners well.
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  2. Whisk together 1 cup flour and 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; cut in 1/2 cup butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Pat mixture evenly into prepared pan.
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  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes; remove to cool on a wire rack, about 15 minutes. Top base evenly with raspberry jam.
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  4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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  5. Beat white sugar and 1/2 cup butter together until fluffy; beat in eggs until fluffy and pale yellow. Beat rice flour into egg mixture until well combined; stir in food coloring until batter reaches desired shade of red. Spread batter evenly over jam layer.
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  6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in the pan; about 20 minutes.
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  7. Beat 2 cups confectioners' sugar and 1/3 cup butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; stir in milk and maple extract. Spread icing evenly over cooled bars.
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  8. Hold edges of parchment paper; lift squares out of pan to a cutting board. Slice into 1-inch squares with a very sharp knife.
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