Mud Hen Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup butter
    1/4 cup shortening
    1 cup sugar
    1 egg
    2 eggs, separated
    1 1/2 cups flour
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1 cup walnuts, chopped (do not sub other nuts or leave out)
    3/4 cup chocolate chips
    1 1/4 cups miniature marshmallows
    1 cup brown sugar
Preparation
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
    Cream butter, shortening, sugar, whole egg and two egg yokes. **Save the egg whites for the topping**.
    Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Mix into the butter mixture and then pres into UNGREASED 9x13 inch pan.
    Sprinkle the walnuts, chocolate chips and marshmallows over the top of cookies.
    Beat the two egg whites till stiff.
    Gently fold in the brown sugar into the stiff egg whites. Spread over cookies.
    Bake 30 minutes.
    **Cut while still slightly warm (not hot).**.
    *These are rich so do not cut bars to large.*.

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