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Sugar-Topped Walnut Bars Recipe

If I haven't set out these nutty treats at a holiday gathering, family and friends are sure to notice—and to ask where my bars are! They travel well to potluck dinners. —Gloria Siddiqui, Houston, Texas

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Sugar-Topped Walnut Bars Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling

Yield: 72 Servings

20 55 75

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 egg yolks
FILLING:
4 eggs
2 cups finely ground walnuts
1-1/3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a bowl, combine flour and sugar. Beat in butter and egg yolks. Press into an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
For filling, in a large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in the walnuts, sugar and vanilla. Pour over crust.
Bake at 300° for 55-60 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into bars. Yield: 6 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 83 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 30 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Sugar-Topped Walnut Bars in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p122