Almond Toffee Bars

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter

  softened
• 1/4 cup Crisco vegetable shortening

  (no substitutes)
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar

  firmly packed, divided use
• 1 cup UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
• 1 cup almonds

  slivered, (I used sliced almonds)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

  to sprinkle over top

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 In a bowl, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the butter, shortening
  and 1/2 cup brown sugar until smooth.
• 3 Add the flour and continue mixing until a coarse grain forms.
• 4 (I mixed for about a minute).
• 5 Press flour mixture onto the bottom of a lightly greased 9x13” glass baking
  dish.
• 6 Bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.
• 7 To make toffee: In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, 1 cup brown sugar,
  baking powder, salt and vanilla until creamy.
• 8 Fold in the coconut and almonds.
• 9 Pour coconut-almond mixture into the pre-baked crust.
• 10 Continue baking 30 to 45 minutes at 350° or until the center is set.
• 11 Cool baking dish completely on a cooling rack.
• 12 Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 13 Slice bars into finger-size portions to serve.

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