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Caramelized Peach Crumble Bars | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these fantastic #cookies use a luscious #SugarCookie dough. They're layered with unpeeled #peaches, then a homemade #caramelized sugar with vanilla & #almond extracts are ladled over top. #Cookie dough is crumbled over top for an ooey, gooey & decadent #dessert you will absolutely love. #peachdessert #CANbassador #WashingtonStateFruitCommission #WashingtonStateStoneFruitGrowers

Caramelized Peach Crumble Bars

Teresa Ambra
Caramelized Peach Crumble Bars are so delectable. These sensational cookies use a sugar cookie dough made with almond & vanilla extracts. Unpeeled peaches are layered over the crust layer. Then a homemade caramelized sugar sauce is drizzled over top of the peaches. Finally, the caramelized peach layer is topped with sugar cookie dough. This ooey, gooey and delicious dessert is absolutely decadent! Marvelous peach dessert for company and summer holidays.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine Southern
Servings 48
Calories 202 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 18x26" cookie sheet pan
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 2 wooden spoons
  • 1 medium sauce pan
  • 1 sharp knife to dice peaches
  • 1 spatula
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups

Ingredients
  

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup canola oil or use coconut oil or avocado oil
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 6 to 8 large peaches pitted and sliced in 1/8" to 1/4" slices (unpeeled)

CARAMELIZED SUGAR SAUCE:

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract

Instructions
 

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH:

  • Soften butter.
  • Add oil, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, salt, cream of tartar, baking soda, eggs, vanilla and almond extracts.
  • Mix with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Add flour.
  • Stir well to combine.
  • Press half of the mixture into a greased 18x26” cookie sheet.
  • Top with sliced, unpeeled peaches.
  • Ladle caramelized sugar sauce evenly over top of peaches.
  • Crumble remaining Sugar Cookie Crust mixture over top of caramelized sugar sauce.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CARAMELIZED SUGAR SAUCE:

  • Combine granulated sugar, vanilla and almond extracts and water in a medium saucepan.
  • Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture turns amber, about 15 minutes.
  • (Do not stir while the mixture is cooking but you will have to remove from heat occasionally and swirl the mixture).
  • Remove from heat immediately.
  • Ladle caramelized sugar sauce quickly and evenly over the peaches in the cookie sheet.
  • Top with remaining Sugar Cookie Crust by crumbling it over top.
  • Bake as directed above.

Notes

NOTE: You cannot put this recipe in a 9x13” baking dish as it’s too much dough for a single dish. If you don’t have a large cookie sheet (at least 18x26”) you can try putting this into two 9x13” baking dishes, but not one.
 
NOTE: Baking time is going to depend on how fast your oven cooks. When you insert the toothpick in the center it should come out mostly clean. Otherwise, when you cut into the bars after they cool, the recipe will be too gooey and cookie dough uncooked. If the bars are not done and the top starts getting too brown, tent lightly with foil.
 
NOTE: Once you’ve hit 15 minutes on the caramelized sugar sauce, you must ladle it over top of the peach slices very quickly or the mixture will harden. (I started my timer as soon as I turned on the gas from the stove top). 
 
NOTE: I recommend putting a larger 18x26” cookie sheet at the bottom of the oven to catch any drips. (Especially if you are using a cookie sheet and not 9x13” baking dishes.)
 
Peaches courtesy of Washington State Fruit Commission.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 55mgPotassium: 63mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 201IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookie, dessert, peach dessert, peaches
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