Chocolate Almond Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, sugars, almond extract and egg together thoroughly.
• 2 stir in flour and oats.
• 3 mix well.
• 4 spread evenly in greased 8" square cake pan.
• 5 bake at 350°f about 25 minutes, or until golden.
• 6 meanwhile, melt chocolate chips with butter until smoothly blended.
• 7 spread over base.
• 8 sprinkle evenly with chopped almonds.
• 9 cool until chocolate sets.
• 10 cut into bars.