Almond Cake Bars Recipe

This Almond Bars recipe is a sweet treat that has a shortbread-like texture and a delicious almond glaze on top! You’ll want to make extra and freeze them for later!

For more freezer friendly treats, be sure to whip up a batch of our favorite Shortbread Cookies! Or go easy on yourself and make some fudgy No Bake Cookies as a treat.

You know sometimes you search and search for the perfect recipe, and then you try it, and it’s not perfect. So you tweak it, and change it, and tweak it some more?

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Then sometimes you land on the perfect recipe and no changes are needed! Today’s Almond Bars recipe was that gold mine treasure. The kind of recipe you make once and think “these are amazing and I’m not changing a thing.”

Yep. My friend Mary, over at Barefeet in the Kitchen, created these Almond Bars. I’ve just had the joy of eating them. Numerous times. And if you’re not following her blog, you better get over there now!!

I love almond desserts. Some people run out of vanilla extract, I am always running out of almond extract. I like to put a splash in nearly all my baked goods. It takes them to the next level!

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One thing I love about these bars is that they make SO MANY. You might be thinking, “what am I going to do with all these Almond Bars???”

You could also FREEZE THEM. Seriously. They come out of the freezer in perfect condition. Nothing a couple hours at room temperature can’t fix, and you instantly have a sweet treat ready to go!

Hosting a holiday? Grab a bag out of your freezer the night before! Friends dropping over for coffee? These bars are the perfect pairing to your delicious cup of dalgona coffee!

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The Pan. First, you’re going to need a sheet pan. Or I think it’s called a “half size sheet pan”. I bought mine on Amazon, and I followed Mary’s advice to purchase TWO. Because doubling this recipe and making a crap-ton of almond bars is genius.

They freeze beautifully! You can actually make the bars in a 9×13 as well, if you cut the recipe in half. But, more is ALWAYS better.

Dough. Next, you’ll want to create the “dough”. Once you’ve done this, you’ll press it into the bottom of your pan. I used a butter to grease my pan (just rubbing it onto the pan until it’s coated).

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Add Milk. After your dough has been pressed into the pan, you’ll take a pastry brush and brush a small amount of milk over the top. Not only does it add a little extra moisture to the bars, but it helps the almonds stick!

Bake. But do NOT let these brown. Mine took exactly 20 minutes in a 325 degree oven. These will have a soft shortbread texture.

After they cool for about 5 minutes, cut them into bars. I found that if I cut them while they are warm, they looked and sliced better.

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Finally, whisk your icing together. Add more or less milk for desired consistency and drizzle over the almond bars once they are cooled. It will only take about 10 minutes for the icing to set. You can now enjoy.

Lay almond bars in single layer in a gallon sized ziploc freezer bag. Stack bags in freezer. Thaw at room temperature before serving!

Brown sugar and oatmeal cherry almond bars are officially my new favorite sweet snack! The cherries are nice and tart, the almond scented crumble dough is chewy and butterscotch-y ~ these are a must make!

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Cranberry almond bars have a dense, almost gooey-like cake base and are topped with a hefty amount of streusel! With gluten-free and 100% whole grain options.

Serving: 1 bar , Calories: 120 kcal , Carbohydrates: 18 g , Protein: 2 g , Fat: 5 g , Saturated Fat: 2 g , Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g , Cholesterol: 16 mg , Sodium: 62 mg , Sugar: 12 g

Affiliate Disclosure:**There may be affiliate links in this post! By clicking on them, or purchasing recommended items I may receive a small compensation. However, I only recommend products I love! Thank you for supporting Shugary Sweets! See my disclosure policy for more info**I normally lean toward cookies or desserts that are gooey, or chocolaty or covered with frosting… these bars are nothing like that, and yet I still love them!

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These Almond Sugar Cookie Bars would be the perfect addition to a holiday cookie tray, they can be made a few days in advance, and are also great to ship!

I always head right to the bulk bin area when I can find so many of my favorite baking staples… flour, sugar, nuts, dried fruits, chocolate chips… and some snacks for the kids like trail mix and pretzels.

I know I can rely on Sprouts for high quality at great prices all year round, but this weekend is extra perfect to shop… thanks to Sprouts Incredible Bulk Bin Sale!  December 8th-10th all scoopable bulk bin items are 25% off!  It’s the perfect time to stock your pantry for lots of holiday baking!

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This recipe is inspired by an old recipe I recently stumbled upon in one of my moms cookbooks… Almond Strips, from Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, 1989.  I love being reminded how delicious simple ingredients can be!

I adjusted the original recipe by replacing a simple glaze topping with a baked topping that makes these bars perfect to make ahead, and great to ship to friends and family!

In fact, I shipped off a batch of these Almond Bars to fellow Sprouts bloggers, Cheryl of Pook’s Pantry and Erin of The Speckled Palate.  They both created beautiful recipes to celebrate Sprouts Incredible Bulk Bin Sale too… so be sure to check out Cheryl’s Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti and Erin’s Ginger Rosemary Shortbread.

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Generally when I'm making cookie bars I like to line my baking pans with parchment paper, but in this case I recommend simply using butter directly on the pan. It helps create just a bit more browning on the bottom of the bars (versus with parchment) and for this recipe I like all the edges (and top and bottom) of the bars to have a bit of browning (for flavor and texture).

Calories: 166 kcal Carbohydrates: 21 g Protein: 3 g Fat: 8 g Saturated Fat: 3 g Cholesterol: 21 mg Sodium: 97 mg Potassium: 63 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 11 g Vitamin A: 154 IU Calcium: 39 mg Iron: 1 mg

Disclosure – I created this recipe in partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market.  Partnering with brands I love allows me to provide you with high quality content at no cost to you.  I only work with brands I use and love.  All images, text and opinions are my own.

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