Almond Shortbread - can be made Vegan

Super easy.  Can be made and cut in smaller slices to be used as cookies.  Goes great for afternoon tea over the holiday entertaining or on a breakfast brunch buffet.  Make this once and it will become a staple in your recipe box!  To make this shortbread you will need:
Pam cooking spray
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 sticks melted butter (Vegan - Earth Balance)
2 large eggs (Vegans - Ener-G Egg Replacer)
1 1/2 cups all purposte flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 teaspoons sugar

1.)  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a square baking pan with Pam.
2.)  In a medium mixing bowl, stir the melted butter (Earth Balance) into the sugar.  Beat in the eggs (replacer).  Stir in the flour and the salt into the batter.  Top with the almonds and the sprinkle with the 2 teaspoons of sugar.  Bake until browned on top, about 30-35 minutes.  Cool in the pan.  Slice and remove from pan.
3.)  Note, I also lined the pan with foil.  I did this to remove the shortbread from the pan easily and make cutting the shortbread easier.