Butter-nut Shortbread Bars

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar. scrape bowl down. add flour, baking powder and salt. mix until soft dough forms.
• 2 press dough into a greased 10x15x1-inch jelly roll pan. gently beat egg whites with fork until foamy. glaze dough with egg whites as needed to lightly cover. sprinkle chopped nuts over egg whites.
• 3 bake 375 for 20 minutes. cut into bars while warm, 1 1/2 x 3 inches in size.