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Glazed Almond Bars

List of Ingredients

Fancy Glazed Almond Bars


1/2 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Milk
1/3 cup sliced almonds
Glaze (recipe follows)








Recipe

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter or margarine with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat well. Beat in egg, baking powder, almond extract and salt. Add the flour; beat till just combined. Cover and chill dough till easy to handle, about 1 to 3 hours.

2. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough, half at a time, to a 12x6-inch rectangle. Cut dough into 12x3-inch strips. Cut each strip of dough crosswise into 1-inch bars. Brush with milk. Sprinkle with almonds, gently pressing almonds into the dough. Transfer to a cookie sheet, placing the cookies 1 inch apart. Repeat with remaining dough.

3. Bake in a 375°oven 8 to 9 minutes or till edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Remove bars from cookie sheet; cool on wire racks.

4. Prepare Glaze. Drizzle over bars. Makes about 48 bars.
Glaze: In a bowl, stir together 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract. Add enough milk (2 to 3 teaspoons) to make a drizzling consistency.