Baked Shortbread Apple Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
1 (10 ounce) box shortbread cookies, crushed
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
8 cups tart apples (sliced)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 cup almonds, chopped

Preparation

Melt 6 tablesppons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add cookie crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.
Stir over medium heat for 3 minutes.
Transfer crumbs to a bowl and set aside.
Add remaining 2 tbls. butter, the sliced apples, 1 tbls. sugar and lemon juice to skillet.
Cover and cook over medium heat until apples are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a 2 quart casserole dish, layer half of the apples and half of the crumbs.
Top with remaining apples, crumbs and then the almonds.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.