Raisin Walnut Butter Tart Squares

If you love butter tarts, these squares have all of the same sweet gooey goodness but without the worry of overfilling your shells.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 248 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups packed brown sugar
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup melted butter
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• ½ cup walnut pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Whisk 1 1/3 cups flour and white sugar together in a bowl; cut in 1/2 cup butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press flour mixture evenly into bottom of prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until light golden, about 10 minutes; remove base from oven to cool slightly, leaving oven on, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle base evenly with raisins and walnuts.

Step 4

Beat eggs well in a bowl with an electric mixer; beat in brown sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat 1/4 cup butter, vinegar, 1 tablespoon flour, and vanilla extract into sugar mixture just until combined; pour over base, covering raisins and nuts.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes; cut into squares.