Cookies

Butter-nut Shortbread Bars

  • 1 cup softened Butter
  • 1 cup firmly packed Sugar, Brown
  • 2 cups Flour, All Purpose
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 1 cup chopped Walnuts or Pecans

    • Place butter and brown sugar in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 1 1/2 minutes, or until dough forms.

    Press dough into greased 15X10X1 inch baking pan. Beat egg whites with fork until slightly foamy. Brushdough with egg whites, using only as much as needed to cover lightly. Sprinkle with chopped watnuts.

    Bake at 375º for 20 -25 minutes. Cut into bars while warm. Cool on wire rack.

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Lola Austin of Rockport, IN. 

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