Almond Butter Fingers

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, separated
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275 degress farenheit. lightly grease a 10 x 15-inch jelly-roll pan.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt together until light and fluffy. beat in egg yolk and both extracts. stir in cardamom, then flour, 1/2 c at a time, blending after each addition.
• 3 use a rubber spatula to spread dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan, or dampen your fingers with water and pat dough into place.
• 4 in a small bowl, lightly whisk egg until frothy. pour over dough; spread evenly with the back of a large spoon. sprinkle nuts over dough and press lightly into surface with the back of a spoon.
• 5 bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until golden brown. immediately cut into 40 (1 x 3 3/4-inch) fingers with a sharp knife while the bars are still warm. you can get 40 fingers by cutting 10 strips one way and 4 the other.
• 6 cool 15 minutes in pan on rack. carefully remove from pan with a metal spatula; cookies are very fragile. cool completely on racks. store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 week or freeze for longer storage.