Chip Meringue Dessert Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips (nestle's)
• 1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped nuts, divided
• 3 large egg whites
• 1 cup packed brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 crust:.
• 3 blend flour, powdered sugar and butter with pastry blender in medium bowl until crumbly.
• 4 press evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• 5 bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.
• 6 topping:.
• 7 sprinkle morsels and 1 cup nuts over hot crust.
• 8 beat egg whites in small mixer bowl until frothy.
• 9 gradually add brown sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• 10 carefully spread meringue over morsels and nuts.
• 11 sprinkle with remaining nuts.
• 12 bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 13 serve warm or cool cool completely.