In the time it takes to preheat the oven, these cookies are ready to bake! Easy, yummy and very Scandinavian!
Scandinavian Almond Bars
Cookie Dough
1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
Milk
1/2 cup sliced almonds (I had whole almonds on hand so I sliced them in the food processor)
Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the egg and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; beat well to incorporate.
- Add flour, salt and baking powder and then mix until a dough forms.
- Round dough into a ball and then cut into 4 equal portions.
- Form each portion into a 12" roll.
- Transfer rolls to 2 ungreased cookie sheets (I lined mine with a silicon mat) -- arrange about 4" apart.
- Flatten each roll until it is about 3" wide.
- Brush each flattened roll with milk and sprinkle with almonds.
After rolls were arranged on cookie sheets and then flattened, they were brushed with milk. - Bake in 325° oven for 12 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- While cookies bake, mix up icing.
I mixed up the icing in a food processor, but a mixer works, too. Or, simply mix by hand. - When cookies are lightly browned, remove from oven and set on a cooling rack.
- Cool completely and then drizzle with icing.
Scandinavian Almond Bars
Cookie Dough
1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
Milk
1/2 cup sliced almonds (I had whole almonds on hand so I sliced them in the food processor)
Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the egg and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; beat well to incorporate.
- Add flour, salt and baking powder and then mix until a dough forms.
- Round dough into a ball and then cut into 4 equal portions.
- Form each portion into a 12" roll.
- Transfer rolls to 2 ungreased cookie sheets (I lined mine with a silicon mat) -- arrange about 4" apart.
- Flatten each roll until it is about 3" wide.
- Brush each flattened roll with milk and sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake in 325° oven for 12 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- While cookies bake, mix up icing.
- When cookies are lightly browned, remove from oven and set on a cooling rack. While still warm, cut crosswise into approximately 1 to 1 1/2" strips.
- Cool completely and then drizzle with icing.
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