Swedish Toast(Cookie Bars) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. softened butter
1/2 c. Crisco
1 c. sugar
1 egg plus 1 yolk
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt
1 Tbsp. almond flavoring
egg white
1 small pkg. slivered or sliced almonds

Preparation

Cream butter, Crisco and sugar.
Add egg and yolk.
Add dry ingredients.
Add flavoring last.
Spread on a 13 x 9-inch cookie sheet.
Beat egg white until frothy.
Brush over dough.
Sprinkle on almonds.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown.
Take out of oven and cut into squares.
Turn off oven and put cookie sheet back in oven; leave overnight.*
Store in tightly sealed container.