Chocolate Meringue Bars

Name: Chocolate Meringue Bars
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 egg yolks; 1 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons milk or 3 tablespoons water; 6 ounces chocolate chips; 3 egg whites; 2/3 cup brown sugar or 2/3 cup white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

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Recipe by justcallmetoni

I love layered bar cookies and this one appealed to me because the use beaten egg whites instead of the more common condensed milk looked quite interesting. The resulting cookie is a soft thin blondie-like bar with with a gooey layer of chocolate topped with a crispy shell.

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READY IN: 44mins

SERVES: 24

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Cookie crust
¹⁄₂

cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
¹⁄₂

cup sugar
¹⁄₂

cup brown sugar
2

egg yolks
1 ¹⁄₄

cups flour
1

teaspoon vanilla
2

teaspoons baking powder
1

teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
3

tablespoons milk or 3 tablespoons water
Bar topping
6

ounces chocolate chips
3

egg whites
²⁄₃

cup brown sugar or 2/3 cup white sugar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₂

cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.
Beat butter, sugars, egg yolks, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until soft and creamy. Mix dry ingredients together and add into the butter-sugar bowl along with the milk. Spread evenly into 9"x13" pan. Sprinkle with a laer chocolate chips.
Beat egg whites to soft peaks, beat in brown or white sugar and vanilla. (Brown sugar yields a slightly more tawny flavor.) Fold in nuts (if using) and spread over the chocolate chips.
Bake 30-35 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before cutting and serving.

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