Marzipan Barscookies ----FILLING---- 2 cup c and h powdered sugar - unsifted 1 1/2 cup blanched almonds, ground - (2 cups) 1 egg white 2 tablespoon water ----CRUST---- 2 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup c and h powdered sugar - unsifted 1 cup butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg Filling: Combine sugar and ground almonds and mix thoroughly. Add egg white and mix. Stir in water to thick consistency. Set aside. Crust: Combine flour, baking powder and sugar. Cut butter into flour mixture with pastry blender until evenly distributed. Mix vanilla with egg; stir into flour mixture. Set aside 3/4 cup dough. Press remaining dough evenly into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Spread marzipan over dough. Form remaining dough into 1/2-inch strips and arrange in large lattice pattern over filling. Bake in 350-degree oven 35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 36 bars (about 2-inches by 1-1/2-inches). Reprinted with permission from: Powdered Sugar Cookies from the C and H Sugar Kitchen by Jean Porter Electronic format by Karen Mintzias |
