Cream Cheese-almond Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 cup chopped toasted almond
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• garnish toasted sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 combine first 4 ingredients; beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• 2 gradually add flour, beating well.
• 3 press dough into a lightly greased 9-inch square pan. set aside.
• 4 combine cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, egg, and 1 teaspoons lemon rind; beat at medium speed until smooth.
• 5 stir in almonds; spoon mixture over prepared dough.
• 6 bake at 300f for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until set.
• 7 combine powdered sugar, water, and cinnamon, stirring well.
• 8 dollop topping onto uncut warm bars.
• 9 let stand 1 minute; spread evenly.
• 10 cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 11 cover and chill 3 to 4 hours.
• 12 cut into bars.