Butter Mallow Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
25 marshmallows, regular sized, cut in half
TOPPING
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup cream
1/8 teaspoon salt (pinch)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*.
Sift dry ingredients together - flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg and vanilla extract.
Stir in the dry ingredients, mixing well.
Spread in a 8\" greased pan. Bake @ 350* for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven.
Cover with marshmallows, cut side down, pressing in slightly. Return to oven to melt slightly, 2-4 minutes.
TOPPING: Combine all ingredients except the vanilla, and bring to a boil.
Cook until soft ball stage, 238*F (or when a small amount of mixture dropped from a spoon into cold water forms a \"soft ball\").
Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. DO NOT STIR!
After the 5 minutes, beat in the vanilla until mixture is of spreading consistency. Spread over marshmallow layer & cut into squares.