Pasadena Star News/March 23, 2005

Dorothy's Amazing Almond Squares
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INGREDIENTS:
2 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup cake flour (or 1 cup all-purpose flour minues 2 tablespoons)
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 cup sliced almonds, divided use
ALMOND BUTTER FROSTING: 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk, half and half or cream (whatever you have)
1/2 teaspoon almond extract



1 Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square pan and set aside.
2 Beat eggs. Beat in sugar. Gently fold in cake flour. Add metled butter and almond extract. Fold melted butter and almond extract. FOld in 3/4 cup almonds (reserving 1/4 cup for decorating). Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake about 30 minutes; bars will be light brown and firm. Remove from oven, cool and frost with Almond Butter Frosting.
3 TO MAKE FROSTING: Beat together butter, powdered sugar, milk and almond extract until creamy. (It will look like a small amount of frosting, but is the perfect amount for this bar.)
4 Spread evenly on cooled almond cake; an offset spatula works well for this task. Chop remaining 1/4 cup sliced almonds into slightly smaller pieces (so the bars will be easier to cut later), and sprinkle on top of bars, pressing slightly to make them adhere.
5 If serving as the main dessert, cut into nine pieces. If serving as part of a cookie tray or as a one-bite dessert at a cocktail party, cut into 64 tiny squares. Thises freeze well.

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