Almond Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, melted (no substitutes)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup cups sliced almonds (increase or decrease as desired)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat together the eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. add the butter, flour, and almond extract; mix well.
• 2 spread the batter in an even layer on a buttered 13x9-inch baking pan. sprinkle the top of the batter with sliced amonds if you wish; otherwise leave the top as is.
• 3 bake at 325° for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 4 remove pan from the oven and dust the top with a light sprinkling of confectioner's sugar, if you wish. leave cookies in the pan to cool completely.
• 5 when cooled, cut into bars. (i usually cut 9 vertical rows and 4 horizontal rows, to get 36 bar cookies.).