sometimes you feel like a nut

... okay, i won't go there. but you know the jingle. and back in the day, i used to love almond joy. so when i was searching around in bloggo-land for something to use up my remaining almond paste, i came across a post titled "almond joy" and i just knew i had to make it. this recipe comes from gourmet, via mary at alpineberry.



these almond bar cookies seemed easy enough. but i think somehow it didn't come out quite right. sure, the photos look good here, but they look nothing like mary's version, nor the photos from gourmet. mine didn't look, nor taste, cookie-like. it sank and was rather dense and greasy. like a bar of nothing but almond paste and butter. which, yes, those are the main ingredients. but somehow i think i must have done something slightly wrong. the crust edge was nice, and if the whole thing came out like that, it probably would've been all very good.



on epicurious some people suggested reducing the amount of butter. not sure if that really would've done the trick. maybe i over-mixed the batter? i used parchment instead of foil, but i also don't think that's the problem. if any one has made these before and has suggestions, please post a comment!





despite it coming out too dense, the flavor was very delish. definitely worth a try yourself! for mary's post with the recipe, click here. for the original gourmet post on epicurious, with some comments about reducing the butter, click here.