Title: Coffee Toffee Bars
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 36 Bars

1 c Butter; softened
1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 ts Almond extract
2 tb Instant coffee powder
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
2 c All-purpose flour up to
-2 1/4 c
1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c Blanched almonds; chopped

-----------------------------------GLAZE-----------------------------------
1 tb Butter; softened
3/4 c Confectioner's sugar
1/8 ts Almond extract
1 To 2 tbs milk

Cream butter, then gradually add the brown sugar and cream well. Blend in
the almond extract, coffee powder, baking powder, and salt. Add the flour
to form a stiff dough. Stir in chocolate chips and chopped almonds. Press
into a well-greased 15 by 10 by 1 inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees
for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost if desired To make glaze: Combine the butter,
confectioner's sugar and almond extract. Add the milk gradually, until
mixture is spreading consistancy. Spread on cooled sheet, cut into bars.

Nutritional info per serving: 138 cal; 1g pro, 17g carb, 8g fat (50%)

Source: Biltmore Heights Garden Club Cookbook Miami Herald 4/4/96 formatted
by Lisa Crawford, 4/12/96

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