RASPBERRY ALMOND BARS

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This is my favorite bar recipe. It tastes delicious and is well worth the effort! This would be a treat on anybody's Christmas tray or maybe even a potluck. I used Oil crust for 1 pie Recipe #82181 for the pie dough and it worked out great! Hope you enjoy it!

Provided by BestTeenChef

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 55m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 pie dough
1/4 cup raspberry jam
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
red food coloring
green food coloring
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2-2 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Prepare pie dough for one crust unbaked shell. Line an 8-inch square ungreased cake pan with pastry.
  • Spread with raspberry jam.
  • Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt; blend well.
  • Divide batter in half. Colour half pink and half green.
  • First spread green layer, doing your best not to spread the jam onto the green batter. Once green is covering all of the jam, repeat with pink layer.
  • Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely then frost.
  • Frosting:.
  • Beat frosting ingredients together until smooth and creamy, adding enough icing sugar to make a spreading consistency. Spread over cooled bars.
  • Let set and then cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.2, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 31.7, Sodium 104.7, Carbohydrate 21.5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 14.6, Protein 1.4

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