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My Almond Bar recipe, aka Mandelkekse, is a great way to make lots of almond cookies easily. This German food looks absolutely scrumptious and tastes divine!
Even though these are called "bar" cookies, they are made on a cookie sheet. The dough is formed into rolls that are flattened and then baked.
The almond bars are then cut into cookies and iced.
One of the reasons I think I'm so in love with this recipe is almonds. There's almond flavoring in the icing. There're almonds on top. It's almost like a "marzipan high" for me! So German! So wunderbar!
Just be sure to cut these almond bars into cookies while the baked bars are still warm.
If you wait too long, they will crumble when you cut them.
This recipe for almond cookies has been a part of our German Christmas cookies collection for over 30 years. Even though they would be a treat on other special occasions as well, I like saving them, just for Christmas.
The origins for this cookie seems to be Scandinavia ... perhaps imported to Germany at some point? To me, that doesn't matter. It tastes so 'marzipan-y' to me ... WUNDERBAR!
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Below, I've drizzled these with an powdered sugar glaze that I've added almond extract to .... a double whammy of marzipan flavor!
My Almond Bar recipe, aka Mandelkekse, is a great way to make lots of almond cookies easily. They look absolutely scrumptious and taste divine! Even though these are called "bar" cookies, they are made on a cookie sheet. The dough is formed into rolls that are flattened and then baked. The almond bars are then cut into cookies and iced.
Prep Time
25 minutes |
Bake Time
15 minutes |
Total Time40 minutes |
Makes about 48 cookies
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