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American · Dessert

Milk Chocolate Almond Bars

A thin brown sugar shortbread covered with melted milk chocolate and chopped almonds. Simple, buttery and easy to make with a few pantry staples.

  • YieldMakes 16 bars; serves 8 (two each)
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total1 h 21 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Base

  • 55 gunsalted butter, softened
  • 55 glight brown sugar, packed
  • 80 gall-purpose flour
  • 0.13 tspsalt

Topping

  • 115 gmilk chocolate, grated or finely chopped
  • 30 gblanched almonds, finely chopped

Base

  • 1 tspunsalted butter, for greasing the pan

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Soy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Cacao and cocoa

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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