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| 1 | pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix |
| 1/2 | cup butter or margarine, melted |
| 1/2 | teaspoon almond extract |
| 1 | egg |
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| 1 | can (8 oz) or 1 package (7 oz) almond paste, crumbled into 1/2-inch pieces |
| 1/4 | cup sugar |
| 1/4 | cup butter or margarine, melted |
| 2 | eggs |
| 1/2 | cup sliced almonds |
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| 2 | oz white chocolate baking bar, coarsely chopped (1/3 cup) |
| 2 | tablespoons shortening |
| 1/4 | cup sliced almonds |
| 1. | Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light golden brown. |
| 2. | Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat almond paste, sugar and 1/4 cup melted butter with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Add 2 eggs; beat until well blended (mixture may be slightly lumpy). |
| 3. | Spread almond paste mixture over partially baked base. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup almonds. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until filling is set (filling will puff up during baking). Cool completely, about 1 hour. |
| 4. | In 1-quart heavy saucepan, melt white chocolate and shortening over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Pour and spread over cooled bars. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup almonds. Let stand about 30 minutes or until topping is set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature. |
| In step 1, bake 18 to 21 minutes. In step 3, bake 17 to 22 minutes. |
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| This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded! |
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| Almond paste can be found in the baking section of your supermarket. It is a prepared mixture of almonds, sugar and water that comes in either a can or a tube packed in a box. Stay away from the larger 12- to 13-oz canned pastry filling because it is a different product. |
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| Use the premium or premier white chocolate baking bars found next to other chocolates in the baking aisle. It will give you a better flavor and performance than almond bark. |
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| The glaze can also be prepared in the microwave. In small microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate and shortening 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. |
Nutrition Information:
180 ( 90); 10g ( 4g, 1g); 30mg; 75mg; 19g ( 0g, 14g); 3g 4%; 0%; 2%; 2% 1 1/2 ; 0 ; 1/2 ; 1 1