Coffee toffee bars

36 Bars

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupButter; softened
1cupBrown sugar; firmly packed
1teaspoonAlmond extract
2tablespoonsInstant coffee powder
½teaspoonBaking powder
¼teaspoonSalt
2cupsAll-purpose flour up to 2 1/4 c
1cupSemi-sweet chocolate chips
½cupBlanched almonds; chopped
1tablespoonButter; softened
¾cupConfectioner's sugar
teaspoonAlmond extract
1To 2 tbs milk

Directions

GLAZE

Cream butter, then gradually add the brown sugar and cream well.

Blend in the almond extract, coffee powder, baking powder, and salt.

Add the flour to form a stiff dough. Stir in chocolate chips and chopped almonds. Press into a well-greased 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost if desired To make glaze: Combine the butter, confectioner's sugar and almond extract. Add the milk gradually, until mixture is spreading consistancy. Spread on cooled sheet, cut into bars.

Nutritional info per serving: 138 cal; 1g pro, 17g carb, 8g fat (50%) Source: Biltmore Heights Garden Club Cookbook Miami Herald 4/4/96 formatted by Lisa Crawford, 4/12/96