Meringue Squares

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• cream together butter or margarine and sugar. add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
• in another bowl, sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. blend in to the creamed mixture, and then add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to the dough.
• spread dough in 9 x 13 inch greased baking pan, and sprinkle chopped nuts over top.
• in a small mixing bowl, beat egg white until stiff but not dry. add brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to the whipped egg white, and beat thoroughly. spread meringue over the dough and nuts already in the pan.
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 20 to 30 minutes. cool, and cut into bars.