Julie's Almond Paste Bars

Submitted by: June Shockley
My husband's co-worker, Julie, makes the best almond paste bars.  Yum

Almond Paste Bars

Crust
1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teas. baking powder

Filling
1 1/2 cup almond paste  3/4 pound
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs


Directions
Mix the crust ingredients and spread a little less than half the mixture in a glass 9x13 baking dish.
Mix the filling ingredients together and spread on top of the crust.  Spread the other half of the crust on top.  Sprinkle white sugar on top before baking
Bake at 325 for 45 minutes.