Cocoa Bars

Ingredients

6 tb butter
1 c all purpose flour
1 tb milk
2 eggs
1/2 c cocoa
2 tb flour
1/2 ts baking powder
1/2 ts salt
1 ts vanilla
1/4 ts almond extract
1 c almonds
1 cup flour
350 degree oven

Instructions

TOPPING: Beat eggs slightly; combine dry ingredients and add to eggs. Blend in vanilla and almond extract; fold in almonds. Spread over hot baked layer; return to oven and bake 20 minutes longer. Cool; while warm, cut into 24 bars. Reprinted with permission from _From our Private Collection_ From the C and H Sugar Kitchen Electronic format by Karen Mintzias