Raspberry Almond Bars

Name: Raspberry Almond Bars
Ingredients: 1 pie dough; 1/4 cup raspberry jam; 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; red food coloring; green food coloring; Frosting; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 1 1/2 - 2 cups icing sugar; 2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon almond extract

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 pie dough
1/4 cup raspberry jam
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
red food coloring
green food coloring
Frosting
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 - 2 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons cream or 2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

1

Prepare pie dough for one crust unbaked shell. Line an 8-inch square ungreased cake pan with pastry.
2

Spread with raspberry jam.
3

Cream butter and sugar together thoroughly. Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Add flour and salt; blend well.
4

Divide batter in half. Colour half pink and half green.
5

First spread green layer, doing your best not to spread the jam onto the green batter. Once green is covering all of the jam, repeat with pink layer.
6

Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely then frost.
7

Frosting:
8

Beat frosting ingredients together until smooth and creamy, adding enough icing sugar to make a spreading consistency. Spread over cooled bars.
9

Let set and then cut into bars.