Choco-Chip Meringue Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 box Pillsbury fudge cake mix
1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 Tbsp. water
1 box Pillsbury fluffy white frosting mix
1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
1/2 c. chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix by hand until well combined.
Press into a 13 x 9-inch or\ta
15
x
10-inch
pan.
Prepare frosting mix as directed
on package;
spread frosting on unbaked fudge base. Keep
frosting about
2-inches from pan edge.
(Frosting will spread
while baking.)
Sprinkle\tpecans\tand chocolate chips over frosting. Bake
at
350\u00b0
for
20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick
inserted near
edge
comes out clean. (Choco-chips will not melt.) Yield: 3 dozen bars.