Hungarian Fruit Squares

This is my Hungarian great-great-grandmother's recipe. It is a family favorite every year. Once you make it one time, you will continue to make it every year.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 158 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ¾ cup raspberry preserves
• ¾ cup apricot preserves
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Step 3

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Use a pastry blender or fork to cut in butter until pea-sized crumbs form. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix dough well.

Step 4

Separate out 1/4 of the dough and chill in the refrigerator. Press remaining dough into the bottom and sides of an ungreased 15 1/2x10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan. Spread apricot preserves on 1/2 the mixture and raspberry preserves on the remaining 1/2.

Step 5

Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator and roll out onto a lightly floured board. Cut into 1/2-inch strips and place diagonally across the preserves to form a lattice; press around edges to seal.

Step 6

Allow to cool and cut into squares. Dust the top with confectioners' sugar; this keeps cookies from sticking and looks nice, too.