Almond Toffee Bars
Today’s recipe is from SIMPLY DELICIOUS DESSERTS cookbook. Easy, quick, sweet. Easy bars to make with little prep time and quick to bake in just 15 minutes for the crust, 25 minutes for the topping. Super sweet is what happens when sweetened condensed milk is in the recipe! Trader Joe’s organic sweetened condensed milk is very affordable. As for the English toffee candy bars, use whatever strikes your fancy! Perfect party pleaser!!
Yields: 2 to 3 dozen bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup cold butter
- 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 (1 3/16 oz.) milk chocolate-covered English toffee candy bars, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- HEAT oven to 350ºF (325ºF for glass dish). Combine flour and sugar in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press firmly into bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
- BAKE 15 minutes.
- COMBINE sweetened condensed milk, egg and almond extract in large bowl; mix well. Stir in toffee pieces and almonds. Spread mixture evenly over partially baked crust.
- BAKE an additional 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool. Cut into bars. Store covered in refrigerator.
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 55 minutes