Skillet Almond Shortbread

Submitted by Angel91805

"From Foodnetwork.com, from a cooking show with Trisha Yearwood. My friend raved about it so I tried it and it's wonderful! My family loves it."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1⁄2 cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons sugar

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Line a 10 inch cast iron pan with aluminum foil and spray the foil w/ cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir 1 1/2 cups of sugar into the melted butter. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Sift the flour and salt onto the batter. Add the flavoring and stir well. Pour the batter into the skillet. Top w/ the sliced almonds and the remaining 2 tbsp sugar. Bake until slightly brown on top, about 35 minutes. Cool in the skillet. When cool, use the foil to lift the shortbread from the skillet. Remove the foil before serving.

Reviews

[Marie Nixon]

Oh my goodness, if you love almonds, you've got to make this recipe. I read the reviews for this recipe on foodnetwork.com. I cut back on the sugar to 1 1/4 c. My almonds were not very fresh so I just used a sprinkling of them on top. It is a soft, chewy shortbread rather than a crisp shortbread. It is excellent.