Ingredients for Linzer Schnitten: spiced prune bars

• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or oil
• 3-1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1/4 tsp salt
• rind and juice of 1 lemon
• thick Hungarian-style plum (prune) jam
• 1 egg beaten with 3/4 cup sugar

Preparation of Linzer Schnitten: spiced prune bars

Beat eggs until light. Beat in sugar. Melt and add butter. Sift together the dry ingredients. Blend with egg mix. Add lemon rind and juice. Turn onto a board and knead until smooth. Let stand for 1 hour.

Roll 1/2″ thick. Cut into strips 1-1/2″ x 10″. Mark a groove lengthwise down the center of each strip with the handle of a wooden spoon. Fill grooves with jam.

Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 F for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and immediately brush tops with egg/sugar mixture to glaze. Cut diagonally into bars and cool.