Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars Recipe

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My husband and I are sugar beet farmers in the great Red River Valley. I've made these bars many times for my family, and we all love them.

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Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 36 Servings

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar, divided
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon cold water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup ground salted peanuts

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening, 1/2 cup of brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Combine water and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water mixture, beating well after each addition.
Spread in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. In a small bowl, beat egg whites over medium speed until soft peaks form. Beat in remaining brown sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread over chocolate chips. Top with peanuts. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 173 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 69 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars in Country Extra November 1997, p49