Almond Cream Cheese Bars Recipe

Creamy, sweet and delicious, these almond bars with a shortbread crust are pretty much perfection! Great for the holidays, game day parties, potlucks or dessert!


Almond Cream Cheese Bars

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I hope all you Mommy readers had a wonderful Mother's day yesterday!

I spent the day with my little honey girl and loved every moment! She is my life!

Today's recipe is for these amazing Almond Cream Cheese Bars! I LOVE both almonds and cream cheese, so I knew this would be a fantastic recipe!

It's very easy to make and the flavors are so delicious!

I love the texture of the filling, and the frosting tops it off perfectly.

These bars are always a hit at any party or potluck and have defintely become a family favorite over the years.

What is in Almond Cream Cheese Bars?

• Toasted Almonds: These almonds are available toasted in the grocery store, or you can buy sliced almonds and toast them yourself! Almonds are SO good for you. Almonds have vitamin E protein, fiber, unsaturated fat and calcium. When compared by the ounce, almonds have the highest amount of calcium of all nuts. 

• Cream Cheese: It's been around since the 1800's and was produced mostly in Philadelphia. You can use store bought like I did or homemade. I love the versatility, and that you can use it in sweet or savory recipes. This recipe uses only half the package, but you can store it in the fridge opened for up to 2 weeks before it spoils.

• Powdered Sugar: Also known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar. It is finely ground by milling, and is used for frostings or dusted onto food to add sweetness or decoration. You can use store bought or also make it yourself!

• Almond Extract: This is defintely my favorite of all extracts. It's made of alcohol, water and bitter almond oil. Pure almond extract has a strong, sweet flavor that goes great with cherry, vanilla, chocolate, coffee flavors. I love adding it to my sugar cookies! You can try making it homemade or use store bought.

Other bar recipes you may like:

• Peppermint Ganache Brownies
• Blueberry Pie Bars
• Hawaiian Dream Bars
• Homemade Kit Kat Bars
• Almond Banket Bars
• Creamy Lemon Bars

This recipe is ready in these steps:

• Cut butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender 
• Press into a baking dish. Bake the crust
• Beat sugar and cream cheese with mixer 
• Beat in eggs and almond extract
• Pour over hot crust. Bake and cool completely
• Cream sugar, milk, butter and almond extract
• Spread evenly on top of the cooled bars, sprinkle with almonds 
• Cut and serve!

Full recipe below

What to serve with this recipe:

Coffee Eggnog
Almond Hot Chocolate
Coffee with Homemade Cinnamon Coffee Creamer


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Looking for more recipes using almond extract?

• Mini Chocolate Chip Madeleines 
• Cherry Almond Cookies
• Banana Almond Quick Bread
• Cranberry Citrus Almond Holiday Punch
• Chinese Almond Cookies
• Almond Pastries 

Things you may need for this recipe:

• The hilarious oven mitt everyone needs
• Everyone's dream mixer
• Brownies, Blondies and Bars Cookbook

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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did!



What readers are saying about this recipe:

• Laura- Amazing flavor... I will make it again! Soft cream cheese filling

• Cheryl- Wow! These are fabulous! Five stars

• Polly- Yummmm, I added lemon in the cream cheese layer

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Almond Cream Cheese Bars

Yield: 12 Bars

Author: Hot Eats and Cool Reads

ingredients:

• Crust:
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups flour
• Filling:
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• Frosting:
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds

instructions:

1. In a bowl, cut butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender. 
2. Press into a 9x13 glass baking dish. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
3. Filling:
4. Beat sugar and cream cheese with mixer until combined. Beat in eggs and almond extract until fluffy. 
5. Pour over hot crust. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.
6. Frosting:
7. Cream sugar, milk, butter and almond extract with a mixer until combined. 
8. Spread evenly on top of the cooled bars. Sprinkle with almonds. Cut and serve!

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