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      Title: Almond Mocha Bars
 Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
      Yield: 1 servings
 
           Bars:
  1 1/2 c  Firmly-packed brown sugar
    2/3 c  Crisco shortening
  2 1/2 tb Instant coffee dissolved in
      2 tb Cold water
      1 ts Vanilla
    1/2 ts Almond extract
      2    Eggs
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
    1/3 c  Cocoa
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Baking soda
      1 c  Miniature semi-sweet
           = chocolate chips
      1 c  Slivered almonds; toasted
           =and coarsely chopped
           Coffee glaze:
      1 c  Icing sugar
      2 tb Cold strong coffee*
 
  * (1 tbsp instant coffee dissolved in 2 tbsp [30 mL] cold
  water)1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease 13 x 9-inch
  (33 cm x 23 cm) pan with shortening. Place cooling rack on
  countertop.
  2. For bars, combine brown sugar, shortening, coffee
  mixture, vanilla and almond extract in large bowl. Beat at
  medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat
  eggs into creamed mixture.
  3. Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Mix into
  creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in
  chocolate chips and almonds. Spread mixture evenly in
  prepared pan.
  4. Bake at 350F (180C) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until
  set. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
  Cut into bars.
  5. For glaze, combine icing sugar and coffee in small bowl.
  Stir until well blended. Add additional coffee if mixture
  is too thick to drizzle. Drizzle over cooled bars. Makes: 3
  dozen bars
 
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