Mango Shortbread Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter
1/2 cup white sugar
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
4 cups sliced mango
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground nutmeg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In large bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Blend in 3 cups flour and press 1/2 of mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl, stir together mango, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup flour, cinnamon and nutmeg until well combined. Pour mango mixture over shortbread in pan. Sprinkle remaining shortbread mixture over mango mixture. Press down lightly.
Bake 1 hour, until topping is golden brown. Let cool 15 minutes in dish before cutting into bars.