Name: Elegant Almond Bars
Yield: Makes one 10 x 15 x 1-inch pan, or about thirty-five 2-inch squares
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened; 6 large eggs; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 4 ounces (about 1 cup) blanched sliced almonds; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Confectioners’ sugar for finishing; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; One 8-ounce can almond paste, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 cup sugar

Preparation info

Makes one 10 x 15 x 1 inch pan, or about
thirty-five
2-inch squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cookies Unlimited

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2000

About

This is a decidedly fancy cookie, great with ice cream or sherbet as the dessert for an elaborate or plain meal. The recipe comes from my friend Gary Peese of Austin, Texas, who is always sending me wonderful recipes—even when I forget they were from him.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon

Method

Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and stir well to combine.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together on low spe

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