Scandanavian Almond Bars Recipes

SCANDINAVIAN ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl beat margarine or butter till softened.
• Add sugar and beat till fluffy.
• Add egg and the 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract and beat well.
• Add the flour mixture and beat till well mixed.
• Divide the dough into fourths, form each portion into a 12 inch roll.
• Place 2 of the rolls 4 to 5-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten each roll till it is about 3 inches wide.
• Repeat with the remaining rolls.
• Brush each flattened roll with milk and sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of almonds each.
• Bake in a 325° oven for 12-14 minutes or till edges are lightly brown.
• While still warm, cut crosswise on the diagonal into 1 inch strips.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Stir together the powdered sugar, the almond extract and enough of the 3-4 teaspoons of milk to make a drizzling consistency.
• Drizzle over the cool bars.

SCANDINAVIAN ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and almond extract; mix until fluffy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• Divide dough into 4 pieces, and roll each one into a log about 12 inches long. Place 2 logs per cookie sheet 4 to 5 inches apart. Flatten each roll by hand until it is about 3 inches wide. Brush flattened roll with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. While the cookies are still warm, cut them crosswise at a diagonal, into slices about 1 inch wide. When cool, drizzle with almond icing.
• Almond icing: In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies.

ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Beat in butter and extract; gradually stir in the four and mix well. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

SCANDINAVIAN ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together flour,baking powder & salt.
• In another bowl beat sugar & butter together until light and fluffy.
• Add almond essence and egg then beat well.
• Add flour mixture and mix well.
• Divide dough into four. Form each into a 10' roll. Place 2 rolls 4" apart on a lined baking tray and flatten gently until 3" wide (approx).
• Repeat with other two rolls then bruch rolls with milk and sprinkle with almonds.
• Bake at 160C for 12-14 minutes. While still warm cut into 1" wide strips on an angle. Put aside to cool.
• To make icing mix together the icing sugar, milk and essence until glossy and smooth.
• Drizzle icing over the almond bars and store in an airtight container.

SCANDANAVIAN ALMOND BARS

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; in a large bowl, beat butter until softened.
• Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and almond extract and beat well.
• Add flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
• Divide the dough into fourths; form each into a 12" roll.
• Place two rolls 4-5 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten each roll until 3" wide; repeat with remaining rolls.
• Brush the flattened rolls with milk and sprinkle with slivered almonds.
• Bake at 325* oven for 12-14 minutes when the edges are slightly brown. While cookies are warm, cut into 1" diagonal strips.
• Cool the cookies.
• Drizzle with Almond Icing.