Butter Chews

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream butter; add sugar and blend with flour.
• 2 pat in bottom of 8x12 inch greased pan.
• 3 bake 15 minutes at 375degrees.
• 4 add brown sugar to beaten egg yolk.
• 5 add nuts and coconut.
• 6 stir in stiffly beatenegg whites and spread over first mixture.
• 7 return to oven for 25-30 minutes.
• 8 dust with confectioners.
• 9 cut into desired shape.