ALMOND CHERRY COOKIE BARS

ALMOND CHERRY COOKIE BARS

This recipe came about because I had almond butter and cherry jam and wanted to make a dessert. These are sweet and chewy and the almond butter gives it a nice almond flavour. Definitely great for a weeknight treat.

ALMOND CHERRY COOKIE BARS

ALMOND CHERRY COOKIE BARS

Servings: 8 bars
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup almond butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 cup cherry jam

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the almond butter with an electric mixer. Add egg and mix.
  3. Add the sugar, baking powder, vanilla, almond extract and mix well.
  4. Add the flour and mix with a spatula until fully incorporated. Then use your hands to mix and crumble the dough.
  5. In a square baking dish, put ⅔ of the mixture into the dish and press down evenly.
  6. With an offset spatula, spread the cherry jam evenly on top of the cookie base.
  7. Then sprinkle the rest of the cookie dough on top evenly.
  8. Bake for 30 minutes.
  9. Let cool for 20 minutes before cutting into bars.