Description:
A cake-like almond cookie bar with a hint of Scandinavian tradition~
Ingredients:
100 g butter
3/4 C 2 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 C sliced almonds
2 tbsp milk
A cake-like almond cookie bar with a hint of Scandinavian tradition~
Ingredients:
100 g butter
3/4 C 2 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract
1 1/2 C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 C sliced almonds
2 tbsp milk
Directions:
1) Cream butter and sugar.
2) Slowly whisk in egg and almond extract.
3) Stir in flour and baking powder.
4) Divide dough into 4, and place onto baking tray. Flatten the dough and brush with milk, followed by sprinkling of sliced almonds.
5) Bake at 165 deg for 12 -15 min or until edges are slightly browned.
6) While cookies are still warm, cut them into bars.
Remarks:
Seriously, I had a huge headache deciding which picture to choose as the main picture, since all of them look so good being photographed. So what I did was to give up, and post the remaining below! In no particular order of preference:1) Cream butter and sugar.
2) Slowly whisk in egg and almond extract.
3) Stir in flour and baking powder.
4) Divide dough into 4, and place onto baking tray. Flatten the dough and brush with milk, followed by sprinkling of sliced almonds.
5) Bake at 165 deg for 12 -15 min or until edges are slightly browned.
6) While cookies are still warm, cut them into bars.
Remarks:
On first bite, the bar seemed to be oxidised and absorbed moisture i.e. lacking the crisp nature that one expects upon taking a first look at it. Well it's supposed to be cake-like I guess.. And I should have used roasted almonds, as the almonds didn't brown enough before the cookies were ready.
Taste-wise, I found that the almond taste lacked substance, so perhaps adding ground almonds may do the trick.
The cookie bars were packed into such plastic sachets, sealed with a golden wire, and affixed with a small sticker with my heartfelt wishes to the receiver :)
