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Maple Walnut Bars

Add a touch of decadence to your holiday cookies with these Maple Walnut Bars. A shortbread base topped with a creamy maple filling stuffed full of walnuts.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: North American
Keyword: bar cookies, maple syrup
Servings: 16 bar cookies
Calories: 235kcal
Author: Julia Pinney

Ingredients

For the bottom layer

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • pinch salt

For the top layer

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup walnuts roughly chopped

Instructions

For the crust

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees f/180 degrees c. Grease and line with parchment paper an 8 x 8 inch baking dish. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Mix on high until well combined and smooth. About 2 minutes. Add the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix until it starts to combine and starts to clump together, about another minute.
  • Pour the crumbly mixture into the prepared baking dish. Using you fingers, press it evenly over the bottom of the pan. Ensuring that it's as even as you can make it and the entire surface is covered. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until lightly golden and set. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.

For the filling

  • In a clean bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, maple syrup, cream, vanilla extract, flour and salt. Whisk on high speed until light and foamy, about 2 minutes.
  • Evenly sprinkle chopped walnuts over the cookie base. Pour over the mixture.
  • Bake for 30 - 35 minutes until the filling is set. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Lift the bars out of the baking tray when they have cooled. Cut into 16 equal squares.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to a week.

*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Nutrition Facts
Maple Walnut Bars
Amount Per Serving (1 bar cookie)
Calories 235 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 45mg15%
Sodium 101mg4%
Potassium 99mg3%
Carbohydrates 28g9%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 19g21%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 286IU6%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.