Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9x9 square baking dish with a nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl empty cookie mixture and cut in softened butter, until mixture is crumbly. Remove 1 cup of cookie mixture and set aside. Press the remaining cookie mixture into the bottom of the baking dish.

Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown on the edges. Remove from oven, place on wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

In a small bowl mix together preserves and orange juice. Place tablespoons of preserve mixture over cookie crust and then top with reserved cookie mixture (be sure it resembles large crumbs) and almonds.

Bake for another 15-20 minutes or until the preserves mixture is bubbly.

Cool completely on wire rack, then cut into bars.