Mocha Almond Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Beat together the eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Add the butter, flour, and almond extract; mix well.
• Spread the batter in an even layer on a buttered 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle the top of the batter with sliced amonds if you wish; otherwise leave the top as is.
• Bake at 325° for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove pan from the oven and dust the top with a light sprinkling of confectioner's sugar, if you wish. Leave cookies in the pan to cool completely.
• When cooled, cut into bars. (I usually cut 9 vertical rows and 4 horizontal rows, to get 36 bar cookies.).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at moderately high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in yolk and vanilla, then gradually add espresso mixture, beating until combined well. Add flour and salt and mix at low speed until just combined.
• Spread batter evenly in an ungreased 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch baking pan (1 inch deep) and bake in middle of oven until top puffs slightly and sides pull away from edge of pan, 16 to 22 minutes. (Watch carefully toward end of baking; base can burn easily.)
• While base is baking, melt chocolate in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, then remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat. Spread chocolate over warm base and immediately sprinkle with cashews. Cool completely in pan on a rack, then cut into 48 bars. Chill until chocolate is firm, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• In a bain-marie, melt the butter, sugar, and cocoa powder.
• Stir in the egg and keep stirring for a minute until the mix thickens.
• Remove the bowl from heat.
• Add the graham cracker crumbs, the almonds (chopped finely), and the coconut flakes.
• When well mixed, pour into an 8x8 inch (20x20 cm) pan and flatten until you get an even layer.
• Cream the custard powder, softened butter, cream, and instant coffee until smooth.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• Pour mixture on top of the crust and spread it until you get an even layer.
• In a bain marie, slowly melt the chocolate and the butter.
• Cool it down a little bit then pour it over middle layer.
• Chill the bars for at least 3 hours.
• Cut them into 9 even squares and sprinkle each one with cocoa powder.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Combine all bar ingredients except almonds in small mixer bowl.
• Beat at low speed until well mixed, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in the almonds.
• Press dough onto bottom of greased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Stir together powdered sugar and almond extract in small bowl.
• Gradually add enough milk for desired glazing consistency.
• Drizzle over warm bars.
• Cut into bars.

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs, oil, coffee and vanilla. Combine flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda; add to coffee mixture. Beat until smooth. Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts. Cool before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line a 9x13" pan with foil and grease with butter.
• Blend together the flour, sugar, margarine, eggs, baking powder, almond extract and salt.
• Pour into pan, and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with almonds and remaining tbsp of sugar.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until golden.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, oil, coffee and vanilla.
• Combine flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda; add to coffee mixture.
• Beat until smooth.
• Pour into a greased 15-in.x10-in.x1-in. baking pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched.
• Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts.
• Cool before cutting.

Steps:

• Mix cake mix, pudding, milk and eggs in large bowl.
• Bake in 13x9 pan according to box directions. The cake may take an extra 5-10 minutes.
• Whip butter, peanut butter together. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, the mixture will be crumbly. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the icing is fluffy and spreadable.
• Cut cake into 20 or 24 squares. Frost all sides and roll in crushed peanuts.
• Variation: add heath bits to the crushed peanuts. Gives an extra crunch!