Scandinavian Almond Bars
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.

  2. In a medium bowl, beat butter with a mixer on medium 30 seconds.

  3. Add granulated sugar; beat until light and fluffy.

  4. Add egg and ½ teaspoon almond extract; beat until combined.

  5. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.

  6. Divide dough into four pieces; roll each piece into a 10-inch log.

  7. Place two logs 4 to 5 inches apart on each of two ungreased cookie sheets.

  8. Flatten logs by hand until each is about 3 inches wide.

  9. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sliced almonds.

  10. Bake until edges just begin to brown, about 13 minutes.

  11. While warm, bias-slice each log into eight 1-inch-wide slices.

  12. Cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes.

  13. Remove; cool on wire racks set over wax paper.

  14. In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and the remaining 2 tablespoons milk and ¼ teaspoon almond extract until smooth.

  15. Drizzle over cookies.

Course🍰Dessert

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍰Dessert

CuisineScandinavian

Occasions🎉Celebration🎉Holiday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 45m

Loading...