Butter Tart Squares:
Wikipedia refers to butter tarts as “one of Canada’s quintessential desserts”. Similar to sugar pie, they have a pastry shell, filled with sweet gooey buttery filling that’s semi-sold and VERY rich! Canada is the birthplace of this delectable treat! During the holiday season it’s almost a patriotic duty to offer up these tasty little pieces of Canadian History.
*Note: The amounts reflected below are for 1 batch of squares. We doubled the recipe in this video to make 2 batches (one with raisins, one without).

Ingredients:
BASE
½ cup butter (softened)
¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup of All Purpose Flour

FILLING
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup butter (softened)
½ cup corn syrup
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp of All Purpose Flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ cup raisins (optional)

Method:Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease an 8” x 8” baking dish.
For the BASE:In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, brown sugar and flour. Mix with a fork until mixture is a crumbly dough. Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the greased pan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
For the FILLING:In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, eggs, vanilla, flour and baking powder. Cream together the mixture with a whisk or an electric beater until it is smooth with no lumps. Pour the filling over the baked pastry base. If using raisins, sprinkle them evenly over baked pastry base. Pour the filling over the raisins. Bake for 25 - 35 minutes (or until filling is set). Let cool and cut into squares.
*Note: You can easily replace raisins with chopped pecans.

For more easy recipes like this one, check out Oreo’s cookbook “The Kitty Chef: Easy Family Recipes” available worldwide via: www.theoreocat.com
music by E’s Jammy Jams
*recipe for human consumption only