Butter Mallow Bars

A real sweet treat I found in my recipe stash. Definitely for the "sweetaholic".

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 1 8" pan

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 25  marshmallows, regular sized, cut in half

• TOPPING

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup  cream
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt (pinch)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. Sift dry ingredients together - flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg and vanilla extract.
4. Stir in the dry ingredients, mixing well.
5. Spread in a 8" greased pan. Bake @ 350* for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven.
6. Cover with marshmallows, cut side down, pressing in slightly. Return to oven to melt slightly, 2-4 minutes.
7. TOPPING: Combine all ingredients except the vanilla, and bring to a boil.
8. Cook until soft ball stage, 238*F (or when a small amount of mixture dropped from a spoon into cold water forms a "soft ball").
9. Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. DO NOT STIR!
10. After the 5 minutes, beat in the vanilla until mixture is of spreading consistency. Spread over marshmallow layer & cut into squares.