Recipe details Medium · 9 servings
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Cinnamon Layer Bars with Vanilla Icing
Rich and buttery bars layered with a cinnamon-sugar filling and topped with a smooth vanilla icing. These bars are perfect for a cozy dessert or a sweet treat with your afternoon coffee.
Ingredients
- • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- • 1/2 cup brown sugar
- • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- • 1 large egg
- • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- • 1 teaspoon baking powder
- • Pinch of salt
- • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- • 1 cup brown sugar (for filling)
- • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- • 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- • 3 tablespoons butter
- • 1 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
- • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (for icing)
- • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing)
- • 4 tablespoons heavy cream
Method
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- Preheat oven to 325 F
- Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish
| 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature | cream | beat in | mix | mix | press | layer | layer | bake 325 F 35 min | spread |
| 1/2 cup brown sugar | |||||||||
| 1 large egg | |||||||||
| 3/4 cup powdered sugar | |||||||||
| 2 teaspoons vanilla extract | |||||||||
| 1 teaspoon baking powder | |||||||||
| Pinch of salt | |||||||||
| 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour | |||||||||
| 1 cup brown sugar (for filling) | mix | ||||||||
| 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon | |||||||||
| 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour | |||||||||
| 3 tablespoons butter | |||||||||
| 1 cup powdered sugar (for icing) | mix | ||||||||
| 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (for icing) | |||||||||
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing) | |||||||||
| 4 tablespoons heavy cream |
1 cream 2 ingredients
Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 beat in 1 ingredient
Beat the egg thoroughly into the creamed butter mixture.
From: cream
- 1 large egg
3 mix 4 ingredients
Mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt.
From: beat in
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
4 mix 1 ingredient
Gradually mix in the flour until a cohesive dough forms.
From: mix
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
5 press
Divide the dough in half and press one half evenly into the prepared baking dish.
From: mix
6 mix 4 ingredients
Mix the filling brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and butter until crumbly.
- 1 cup brown sugar (for filling)
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons butter
7 layer
Spread the crumbly cinnamon filling evenly over the dough base.
From: press, mix
8 layer
Spread the remaining dough evenly over the filling and flatten it gently.
From: mix, layer
9 bake 325 F 35 min
Bake for about 35 minutes, until the top is lightly golden, then cool the bars completely.
From: layer
10 mix 4 ingredients
Mix the icing powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and heavy cream until smooth and pourable.
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for icing)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (for icing)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing)
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
11 spread
Spread the icing evenly over the completely cooled bars and let it set before cutting into squares.
From: bake 325 F 35 min, mix
- 1
cream
Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2
beat in
Beat the egg thoroughly into the creamed butter mixture.
1 large egg
- 3
mix
Mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt.
3/4 cup powdered sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Pinch of salt
- 4
mix
Gradually mix in the flour until a cohesive dough forms.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 5
press
Divide the dough in half and press one half evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- 6
mix
Mix the filling brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and butter until crumbly.
1 cup brown sugar (for filling); 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons butter
- 7
layer
Spread the crumbly cinnamon filling evenly over the dough base.
- 8
layer
Spread the remaining dough evenly over the filling and flatten it gently.
- 9
bake 325 F 35 min
Bake for about 35 minutes, until the top is lightly golden, then cool the bars completely.
- 10
mix
Mix the icing powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and heavy cream until smooth and pourable.
1 cup powdered sugar (for icing); 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (for icing); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for icing); 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 11
spread
Spread the icing evenly over the completely cooled bars and let it set before cutting into squares.
Text instructions
Preheat oven to 325 F
Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish
Cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat the egg thoroughly into the creamed butter mixture.
Mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually mix in the flour until a cohesive dough forms.
Divide the dough in half and press one half evenly into the prepared baking dish.
Mix the filling brown sugar, cinnamon, flour, and butter until crumbly.
Spread the crumbly cinnamon filling evenly over the dough base.
Spread the remaining dough evenly over the filling and flatten it gently.
Bake for about 35 minutes, until the top is lightly golden, then cool the bars completely.
Mix the icing powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and heavy cream until smooth and pourable.
Spread the icing evenly over the completely cooled bars and let it set before cutting into squares.
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