Dutch Almond Boterkoek

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c). grease a 9 x 12 inch jelly roll pan . you can also use a 9 x13 inch rectangular baking pan.
• cream together the brown sugar and the butter or margarine. add the almond extract.
• sift and add flour to the creamed sugar mixture. mix well.
• separate the egg, and add the egg yolk to the dough. mix again.
• press into the greased sponge roll tin, and glaze with the lightly-beaten egg white. sprinkle with flaked or slivered almonds.
• bake approx 20 minutes. when cool, cut into bars.