Windmill Cookie Bars

Name: Windmill Cookie Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg, separated; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup slivered almonds

2 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

2-1/2 dozen

When I went to my grandma's house as a child, she was often baking Dutch windmill cookies. Like her cookies, my bars feature crisp slivered almonds.—Edna Hoffman, Hebron, Indiana

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup slivered almonds

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk. Combine the flour, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Press into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Lightly beat egg white; brush over dough. Sprinkle with almonds.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes; cut into bars. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 266 calories, 16g fat (8g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 149mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

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