Title: Coffee Toffee Bars
Categories: Bar cookies
Yield: 48 Servings

Bars:
1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 c Margarine or butter; soften
2 c All purpose flour
2 tb Instant coffee granules
Or crystals
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Almond extract
6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 c Slivered almonds
Glaze:
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar
2 tb Margarine or butter; soften
1 ts Vanilla
2 To 3 tb mik

Heat oven to 350~F. Grease 15x10x1 inch baking pan. In large bowl,
beat brown sugar and 1 cup margarine until light and fluffy. Lightly spoon
flour in measuring cup; level off. Add flour, instant coffee, baking
powder, salt and almond extract; mix well. (Dough well be crumbly). By
hand, stir in chocolate chips and almonds. Press in greased pan.
Bake at 350~F for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown. In small
bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired
spreading consistency; blend well. Spread over warm bars. Cool completely;
cut into bars. Makes 48 bars.
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #464 by angstrom@juno.com (Angela L
Gilliland) on Dec 21, 1997