Recipe

Almond Squares Recipe

	Ccotso / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago your cardiologist will not approve, but the butter is a must. This is shortbread with a crunchy almond top. Prep:10m Cook:25m Servings:2	Ccotso
	easy oldfashioned

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar (plus extra for sprinkling)

1 egg, separated

1/4 tsp almond extract

3 dashes salt

2 cups flour

1/2 cup (at least) sliced almonds

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and almond extract. Beat til fluffy. Add salt and flour and blend until the dough forms a ball.

Pat out dough on a lightly greased cookie sheet or jelly-roll pan until it (the dough) is about 1/4 inch thick.

(If everybody likes the brown edges, you can make long rolls and then pat them out so you have long skinny batches. Or press into a 9/13 pan for tidy stand-up edges and a chewier cookie.)

Stir a few drops of water into the egg white until it is easy to spread. Paint a thin layer over the cookie dough.

Sprinkle the dough with almonds. (Use your discretion. The more the merrier, but stop before there are more almonds than cookie dough.)

Gently pat the almonds so they stick to the egg white. Sprinkle with sugar, if you like. (the larger granule kind is fun, but not necessary.)

Bake at 325 for 25 - 30 minutes. The edges should be golden-brownish. Check the the center and use your magic to determine that it is done. (If you did the long skinny batches, check after about 15-20 minutes.) (The 9 by 13 kind will need to bake longer.)

Cut the cookies immediately, but let them cool before breaking them apart. These are not sturdy cookies, but the generally don't last long enough for that to matter.

They go nicely with sorbet or fresh fruit.

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