Almond Fudge Topped Shortbread

Title:
Almond Fudge Topped Shortbread

Yield:
30 Servings

Categories:
Bars,
Chocolate,
Cookies,
Desserts




Ingredients:





     1 c  Sliced almonds; lightly


          -toasted, divided


     1 c  Butter or margarine;


          -softened


   1/2 c  Confectioner's sugar


   1/4 ts Salt


 1 1/4 c  All-purpose flour


     2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips;


          -(12 oz.)


    14 oz Can sweetened condensed milk


   1/2 ts Almond extract






 Heat oven to 350 F. Grease 13x9x2" baking pan. Finely grind 1/3 cup cooled,


 toasted, almonds in food processor or blender. Beat butter, confectioner's


 sugar and salt in large bowl until creamy. Add flour and ground almonds;


 stir unitl well blended. With floured hands, press dough evenly into


 prepared pan. bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes.


 In heavy saucepan over Low heat, melt chocolate chips with sweetnened


 condensed milk, stirring constantly until chips are melted. Stir in almond


 extract. Spread evenly over warm shortbread. Sprinkle with remaining sliced


 almonds; press down firmly. Refrigerate 3 hours until firm. Cut into bars.


 Store covered at room temperature Makes 24-36 bars. Note: to toast almonds,


 heat oven to 350 F. Spread almonds in thin layer in shallow baking pan.


 Bake 5-8 minutes or until very lightly brown, stirring once or twice. MC


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 Recipe by: Blue Diamond Nuts recipe


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Roberta Banghart 
on May


 14, 1998