Hungarian Nut Bars

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I've made a lot of bar cookies this holiday season. I have, of course, wanted to capture as many recipes as I can for my collection, but my fondness for bar cookies has more to do with how easy they are to store and transport than the arbitrary accumulation of recipes that may or may not be used again. This is a lovely cookie and it is sure to please. While it is expensive to make, it keeps well and it is very easy to make. If you are looking for a new, or another, nut bar recipe for your holiday collection, I urge you to give this one a try. Here is how the bars are made.


Hungarian Nut Bars...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Donna Butler and the Columbus Dispatch

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1-1/2 cups sugar, divided use
1 egg
2-1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg whites
2-1/4 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions:
1) Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-by-15-inch jelly-roll pan.
2) Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Add in egg. Blend in flour, salt and vanilla. Spread mixture in prepared pan. Bake 15 minutes.
3) Meanwhile, combine remaining 1 cup sugar, egg whites, nuts and cinnamon. Spread egg-white mixture over hot cookie crust. Bake another 15 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. Yield: about 40 bars.

                    

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