Mud Hens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, divided
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. chopped nuts of your choice
1 c. brown sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 9 X 13 inch baking pan.
Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add 1 egg and yolk from second egg, reserving white in a small bowl. Add flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix thoroughly.
Spread in pan.
Sprinkle with nuts.
Beat reserved egg white until frothy. Add brown sugar and beat until almost stiff.
Spread over dough. Bake 30 minutes.
Cut while hot.
Makes about 3 dozen.