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Jump to recipeThese chewy almond bars are made with ingredients you have on hand, are so easy to make in a pinch, are deceptively delicious and look pretty on a cookie tray!
Do you have that recipe that you fall back on when you’re in a pinch? That recipe that you turn to when your husband reminds you on Saturday night that you’re scheduled to bring treats to church in the morning? The one that you pull out when you’ve forgotten that the bake sale is tomorrow?
Yeah. This is that recipe for me.
These almond bars are so easy. And so very very delicious.
The recipe is similar to a brownie recipe
The only leavening in the recipe is the 4 eggs, which yields a chewy bite. It reminds me a lot of a brownie in texture.
Imagine if you will that moist and chewy had a baby with tender and cakey.
I love that they are made with things that I always have on hand, and that they bake in a pan, so I don’t have to fuss with cookies going in the oven every 12 minutes.
And, can I say… they look really pretty on a cookie tray.
I made TONS of these for my parent’s 50th Anniversary party (almond is my mom’s favorite). I sprinkled the top with gold sugar.
Party Decorating Aside
Can I tell you a fun decorating tip that we used at my parents’ party. You can take a picture to an office store/copy center and get it made into a GIANT print. Some places call them ‘engineer prints’ or ‘blueprints’. This article tells you more about it. I blew up several pictures from their wedding album and had them displayed around at the party. They’re not great quality prints, but still really cool looking, I think.
My son even let me do one for his graduation party last year (I wanted to do like 10!)
So back to these delicious almond bars….
They are deceptively simple, yet look and taste fancy.
If you’re looking for something almond-y to impress, or if you just want a quick treat for your afternoon tea…big star on this one!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ teaspoons almond extract
- Colored sugar or powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light colored.
- Add butter, flour and extracts. Mix well.
- Spread into a greased 9 x 13 pan.
- Bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Optional: If using colored sugars, sprinkle over top of bars after about 15 minutes in the oven.
- If using powdered sugar, wait until bars have cooled completely to sprinkle over top.
Hi Susan, These Almond Bars sound yummy! Enjoyed the photo of your parents’ wedding. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Blessings, Janet
They are yummy! I hope you enjoy them!!
Delicious and easy. And how many recipes are there that only require ingredients that you already have! Pinning!
Thanks for stopping by – – Enjoy!
These almond bars look so delicious and lovely! Thanks a lot for joining us at the Family Joy blog link up party. Pinned!
xoxo
Shamira
Thanks, Shamira! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
How yummy! I’ve never seen anything like this, so I’ll have to save the recipe for later. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!
This is no good. Too much of the almond extract made it taste weird as if it was a cough medicine.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy them. Almond extract can be overwhelming.
I appreciate this comment! I made the bars with a bit more than half the almond extract called for and they turned out delicious! Thanks for the recipe!