Free Recipe Caramel Meringue Bars

Recipe Type: C Recipes

Recipe Preparation: bake

Cooking Ingredients for Caramel Meringue Bars Recipe

2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Dark brown sugar; firmly
-packed
3 Eggs; separated
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 pk (6-oz) semisweet chocolate
-pieces
1 c Shredded coconut
3/4 c Chopped walnuts
1 c Dark brown sugar; firmly
-packed

Caramel Meringue Bars Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12-3/4 by 9 by 2-inch pan with unsalted shortening and dust lightly with flour. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Work butter in a bowl until creamy; add granulated sugar and beat until blended. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat well. Mix in sifted dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle with chocolate pieces, coconut and nuts. In a bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; gradually add the 1 cup brown sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Spread meringue on top of chocolate-nut mixture. Bake 35-40 minutes. Cool in pan on wire cake rack and cut into 2×1-1/2 inch bars. Makes approximately 36 bars. FROM CAROLE ANDERSON, REDBOOK, DEC 1972, THE GREAT CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK From a collection of my mother”s (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc.

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Recipe Serves: 36

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