A layered bar with shortbread base, chocolate center and meringue topping. This is a vintage recipe from my grandmother’s hand-written recipe cards.
Ingredients
3/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 cups brown sugar, divided
2 large eggs, separated
1/4 teaspoon baking soda in 1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix shortening, sugar, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, egg yolks (save the whites for later), baking soda, vanilla, flour, salt, and baking powder until it forms a stiff dough. Pat into the bottom of a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Spread chocolate chips over the dough. Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add 1 cup of brown sugar and beat well. Spread over the chips. Bake 20 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.