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Ingredients
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1 cup butter, at room temperature (I use half butter, half margarine.)
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2 cups granulated sugar
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4 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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5 cups flour
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1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 pinch salt
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4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Bars: In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Mix in vanilla and almond extract.
- In a separate bowl whisk together flour, salt & baking soda. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined.
- Spread on a greased, rimmed baking sheet (use a 13 x 18 pan). The dough will be just like cookie dough- heavy & sticky- so it’s best to spray your hands with a little nonstick spray and use them to help mold the dough into the pan.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 10 mins - 15 mins, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. (I like to slightly under cook mine. I take them out at 10 minutes exactly. They are not brown at all, but I think that they are better this way.).
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Frosting: In a large bowl, beat butter, vanilla, almond extract and salt.
- Add powdered sugar (1 cup at a time) until combined.
- add milk & mix until smooth and spreading consistency.
- Add a few drops of color, if desired.
- Spread over cooled cookie, then cut into bars.