Almond Bar Cookies

Name: Almond Bar Cookies
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon almond extract; 118 milliliters packed canned almond paste* (about 5 oz; not marzipan), coarsely crumbled; 43 grams 1/2 cup sliced almonds (about; 1 large egg, separated; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sticks unsalted butter, softened

Almond Bar Cookies is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 36 servings with 100 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat each. If you have flour, sugar, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours.

Instructions

Pulse almond paste in a food processor until broken up into small bits, then add salt and 1/4 cup sugar and continue to pulse until finely ground, about 1 minute.

Ingredients you will need

Almond Paste

Sugar

Salt

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan, then line with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on 2 opposite sides, and butter foil.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Equipment you will use

Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Beat together butter and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with a paddle attachment) or 6 minutes with a handheld.

Ingredients you will need

Butter

Sugar

Equipment you will use

Hand Mixer

Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add almond mixture, egg yolk, and almond extract and beat until combined well, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to low, then add flour and mix until combined.

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Almond Extract

Egg Yolk

Almonds

All Purpose Flour

Spread batter evenly in pan with an offset spatula. Lightly beat egg white in a small bowl, then brush some of it over batter and sprinkle evenly with almonds.

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Egg Whites