MJ'S SCANDANAVIA ALMOND BARS

By KFanelli

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup powdered sugar -- icing
• 1 teaspoon almond extract -- icing
• 1 teaspoon milk -- icing
• sliced raw almonds to sprinkle on top

Preparation

Step 1

* Cream togather sugar and butter

* add egg and almond extract

* add flour and baking powder

* split into to two balls (for thiner bars make 3 or 4 for balls)

* roll out and place on an greased jelly roll baking sheet

brush top of dough and spinkle with raw almonds

* bake 325 for 12-14 min.

* slice warm

* mix last three ingredents for icing, and drizzel over cut bars

3x = 180