Filling 2 cups confectioners' sugar, unsifted 1 1/2 cups blanched almonds, ground 1 egg white 2 tablespoons water
Combine sugar and ground almonds and mix thoroughly. Add egg white and mix. Stir in water to thick consistency. Set aside.
Crust 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, unsifted 1 cup butter or margarine 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine flour, baking powder and sugar. Cut butter into flour mixture with pastry blender until evenly distributed. Mix vanilla extract with egg; stir into flour mixture. Set aside 3/4 cup dough. Press remaining dough evenly into 13 x 9-inch pan. Spread marzipan over dough. Form remaining dough into 1/2-inch strips and arrange in large lattice pattern over filling. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 36 bars (about 2 x 1 1/2 inches).
