Oma's Almond Bar Recipe❤️

Oma's Almond Bar Recipe❤️

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter, room temperature
  
• 1 cup granulated sugar
  
• 1 egg
  
• ½ tsp almond extract
  
• 1¾ cups flour, all-purpose
  
• 2 tsp baking powder
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• about ¼ cup milk
  
• ½ cup sliced almonds
  
• 1 cup powdered sugar
  
• ¼ tsp almond extract
  
• 3 - 4 tbsp milk
  

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare 2 cookie sheets by covering with parchment paper.
  
• In large mixer bowl, beat together butter and sugar. Beat in egg and almond extract until light and fluffy.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together. Add to butter mixture and beat until well mixed.
  
• Divide dough into four portions. Form each into a roll about 12 inches long.
  
• Put two rolls about 4 - 5 inches apart on parchment-covered cookie sheet and flatten rolls with fingers to about 3 inches wide. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  
• Brush with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Do not let them get too dark.
  
• Remove from oven and immediately cut in 1-inch diagonal strips, but carefully cutting down with a knife. Do not cut back and forth. The delicate cookie will break. Let cool for about 5 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  
• Mix powdered sugar, ¼ tsp almond extract and enough milk to make icing.
  
• Drizzle cookies with icing. Makes about 48.
  

• These almond bars also taste great drizzled with chocolate!
• The original recipe used un-greased cookie sheets. I find that using parchment paper covered cookie sheets works much better.

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