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  • Serves: 36 Servings

Caramel Meringue Bars

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Category: Cookies

 Ingredients List

  • 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 ts Baking powder
  • 1/4 ts Baking soda
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 3/4 c Butter or margarine;
  • -softened
  • 1/2 c Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 c Dark brown sugar; firmly
  • -packed
  • 3 Eggs; separated
  • 1 ts Vanilla extract
  • 1 pk (6-oz) semisweet chocolate
  • -pieces
  • 1 c Shredded coconut
  • 3/4 c Chopped walnuts
  • 1 c Dark brown sugar; firmly
  • -packed

 Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12-3/4 by 9 by 2-inch pan with unsalted
shortening and dust lightly with flour. Sift together flour, baking powder,
baking soda and salt. Work butter in a bowl until creamy; add granulated
sugar and beat until blended. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat well. Mix in
sifted dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with
chocolate pieces, coconut and nuts. In a bowl beat egg whites until stiff
peaks form; gradually add the 1 cup brown sugar and beat until stiff but
not dry. Spread meringue on top of chocolate-nut mixture. Bake 35-40
minutes. Cool in pan on wire cake rack and cut into 2x1-1/2 inch bars.
Makes approximately 36 bars.

FROM CAROLE ANDERSON,

REDBOOK, DEC 1972, "THE GREAT

CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK"

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