Dutch Letter Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) can almond paste
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk (reserve the egg white)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• sliced almonds (reserve for topping)
• coarse sugar (reserve for topping)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees. in a mixer, combine ingredients and blend well. spread in 9x13 in pan. brush with egg whites, sprinkle with sliced almonds and coarse sugar.
• 2 bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. do not over bake.