Walnut Bars

Taken from a Taste of Home Cookbook and submitted by Chante Jones from Antioch, CA. This is one of their "blue ribbon" award winners. I have not tried them, but just from reading the recipe, I think I can almost taste why these received the blue ribbon! UPDATE: I made these are they are wonderful!!!

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 2 1/2 doz

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

• FILLING

• 2  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups  packed brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups  chopped walnuts

• LEMON GLAZE

• 1 1⁄2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 -3  tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1. In small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
2. Press onto the bottom of a greased 13x9x2 baking pan. Bale at 350 for 20 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
3. For filling: In a bowl, combine the eggs, brown sugar, flour, vanilla, salt and baking powder. Stir in walnuts. Spread over crust. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is golden brown. Cool on wire rack,.
4. Combine glaze ingredients; spread over filling. Let stand until set before cutting.