Title: Amaretto Bars
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 servings
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Confectioners' sugar
3/4 c Cold butter or margarine
1 tb Cornstarch
3 tb To 4 tb amaretto liqueur
1 cn Sweetened condensed milk
1 pk Semisweet chocolate/6 oz
1 cn Flaked coconut/3 oz
1/2 c Sliced almonds
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 13-by 9-inch baking pan. In large
bowl, combine flour and sugar. With pastry blender or two knives, cut in
butter until crumbly. Press mixture firmly on bottom of prepared pan. Bake
20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir cornstarch into amaretto; stir in
sweetened condensed milk. Pour mixture evenly over prepared crust. Top
with chocolate chips, coconut and almonds; press down firmly. Bake 25 to 30
minutes longer, or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, cut into bars.
Source: Great Holiday Baking (Woman's Day)
