Mud Hen Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped (do not sub other nuts or leave out)
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 1/4 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream butter, shortening, sugar, whole egg and two egg yokes. **save the egg whites for the topping**.
• 3 mix flour, baking powder and salt. mix into the butter mixture and then pres into ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• 4 sprinkle the walnuts, chocolate chips and marshmallows over the top of cookies.
• 5 beat the two egg whites till stiff.
• 6 gently fold in the brown sugar into the stiff egg whites. spread over cookies.
• 7 bake 30 minutes.
• 8 **cut while still slightly warm (not hot).**.
• 9 *these are rich so do not cut bars to large.*.