Canada Squares

Name: Canada Squares recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 64 1-inch squares
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; ½ cup butter; ⅓ cup seedless raspberry jam; ⅔ cup white sugar; ½ cup butter, softened; 2 eggs; ⅔ cup rice flour; 10 drops red food coloring, or as needed; 2 cups confectioners' sugar, or as needed; ⅓ cup butter, softened; 1 tablespoon milk, or as needed; 1 teaspoon maple extract

by Sara Benitez 2 years ago

5 (4)

50 minutes

156.4 kcal

20.4 g carbs

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Description

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

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
½ cup butter
⅓ cup seedless raspberry jam
⅔ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
⅔ cup rice flour
10 drops red food coloring, or as needed
2 cups confectioners' sugar, or as needed
⅓ cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
1 teaspoon maple extract

Directions

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.
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.
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.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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.
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.
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.
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.