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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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Even though this dessert feels a little sophisticated, it puts a childlike grin on everyone who tastes it. Ingredients:
1-1/3 cups butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
1 egg |
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel |
2-1/2 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
2 cups ground almonds |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1 cup seedless raspberry preserves |
confectioners' sugar |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and lemon peel. In another bowl, mix the flour, ground almonds and cinnamon; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
2. Press 2 cups of the dough onto the bottom of a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread with preserves. Crumble remaining dough over preserves.
3. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack.
4. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar; cut into bars. Yield: 18 bars.
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