Aunt Lucy'S Mud Hens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
3 eggs (reserve 2 egg whites)
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. nuts, chopped
1 c. brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix first 7 ingredients together. Spread very thin in a greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Beat egg whites stiff and add brown sugar.
Spread over nuts and bake for 30 minutes.
Cut into squares while hot. Yield: 24 (2-inch) squares.