I know, I said I was done with the 'A' recipes but discovered this one tucked away in my files. As you can see, you can file it under 'A' or go with today's 'B'!
Brittle Almond Bars or Almond Brittle Bars?
1 cup butter - margarine won't work!
2 teaspoons espresso powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash of cinnamon
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup toasted and ground almonds
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet (with rims) with parchment paper.
Beat together the butter, espresso powder, extracts, and cinnamon. Whip in the sugar until it is well incorporated. Stir in the flour and mix. Press dough into prepared pan as evenly as possible. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Set baked cookies on cooling rack. When it is fresh from the oven, sprinkle on the chocolate chip and spread them out as they melt to cover completely. Add the ground nuts over the surface and then let set a bit, cut into bars, and leave in the pan until completely cool. The refrigerator will hasten this process!
If you want it to look like 'real' brittle, you can just break up the cookies into irregular pieces.
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