Yugoslavia Dream Bars A.K.A "Christmas Cookies"

Name: Yugoslavia Dream Bars A.K.A "Christmas Cookies"
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 pound butter (I used salted); 1 egg yolk; 4 large egg whites; 1 tsp lemon extract; 1/4 chopped walnuts; 1 9x13 pan; Blackberry jam or any flavor you like that goes well the lemon

Ismael N Marangelly @cook_2896351

My daughter had international day and her class got Yugoslavia. We made Dream Bars or aka Christmas cookies. They were a hit! Everyone loved them. I made 2 flavors, blackberry was the traditional with walnuts, but I also made a raspberry 😍 . They were divine! It's a shortbread crust with a blackberry jam or any flavor you like, topped with a lemon meringue and walnuts !!!

Ismael N Marangelly @cook_2896351

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Ingredients

60 mins

12 servings

1 1/2 cupssugar
2 1/2 cupsall purpose flour
1/2 poundbutter (I used salted)
1egg yolk
4large egg whites
1 tsplemon extract
1/4chopped walnuts
19x13 pan
Blackberry jam or any flavor you like that goes well the lemon

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Steps

60 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Cream butter and 1/2 cup ofsugar together thoroughly; add egg yolk and salt and combine. Add flour and combine. Pat mixture into a 9X13 inch
3

Beat egg whites until stiff. Gradually add 1 cup sugar. Continue to beat until you reach a meringue consistency. Gently fold in ground walnuts and lemon extract.
4

Spread jelly over dough mixture in the pan
5

Swirl meringue over jelly. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
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Bake for about 40 minutes. Let it cool and then cut into square. Decorate with fresh mint and fruit of choice.
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Serve and enjoy !!!! I would love to here feed back. Even if you made adjustments that's great too !!
8

This was the raspberry with the lemon meringue No Walnuts - Non traditional
9

This was the traditional with blackberry and walnuts