Linzer Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 0.5 (18 ounce) roll pillsbury sugar cookie dough
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry preserves
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 break up cookie dough into ungreased 8 inch square pan.
• 3 with floured fingers press dough evenly into bottom of pan to form crust.
• 4 bake for 12-17 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• 5 meanwhile in small saucepan combine preserves and cornstarch and mix well.
• 6 cook over medium heat just until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 7 remove pan from oven.
• 8 pour preserve mixture evenly over the crust.
• 9 spread to within 1/4 inch of edges.
• 10 sprinkle evenly with sliced almonds.
• 11 return to oven.
• 12 bake 10 more minutes.
• 13 cool 1 hour or until completely cool.
• 14 cut into 16 bars.