Caramel Squares

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 beaten egg yolks
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans

Recipe

• 1 for crust: cream butter.
• 2 add brown sugar.
• 3 add beaten egg yolks and beat well.
• 4 add flour and combine thoroughly.
• 5 spread mixture in bottom of greased 8" square pan.
• 6 for topping: beat 2 egg whites until stiff.
• 7 blend in lightly packed brown sugar.
• 8 add vanilla, salt and fold in nuts.
• 9 spread over crust.
• 10 bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 min.