Sticky Fruitcake Squares

Name: Sticky Fruitcake Squares
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 24-36 squares
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 2/3 cup unsalted butter, cut in chunks (make sure it's cold); 1/2 cup raisins (I use the light ones); 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup Bourbon (or rum); 1 cup glace pineapple, coarsely chopped; 1 cup glace cherries; 2 eggs; 3/4 cup corn syrup; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 tablespoons flour; 2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

Submitted by Sweet PQ?

"This recipe came from Chatelaine magazine. It has a shortbread crust & uses some traditional ingredients. I am not a fruitcake fan, but I like these. They freeze well."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 24-36 squares

ingredients

BASE
1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
¹⁄₂ cup icing sugar
²⁄₃ cup unsalted butter, cut in chunks (make sure it's cold)
TOPPING
¹⁄₂ cup raisins (I use the light ones)
¹⁄₂ cup dried cranberries
¹⁄₄ cup Bourbon (or rum)
1 cup glace pineapple, coarsely chopped
1 cup glace cherries
2 eggs
³⁄₄ cup corn syrup
¹⁄₃ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped

directions

Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly butter a 9" x 13" pan.
BASE - Using a food processor, whirl flour & icing sugar together until blended. Add the butter & pulse until mixture starts forming a ball.
Turn into baking pan and press evenly over the bottom. Bake in the centre of the oven @ 350*, for 20-25 minutes, until the edges are golden. Remove from oven, but leave oven on.
TOPPING: Prepare the topping while the base is baking.
Place the raisins and cranberries and bourbon in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on "high" for 1 minute.
Cut cherries in half.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the corn syrup, brown sugar & vanilla.
Stir in the 2 tablespoons flour, then the raisin-cranberry-bourbon mixture, pineapple, cherries and pecans. Spread over the base.
Return to oven & bake @ 350*, until the center is set and the edges are golden. This should take 25-30 minutes.
Cool completely & cut into squares.