Vienna Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup currant jam or 1/2 cup raspberry jam
• 4 large egg whites
• 2 cups nuts, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine butter with 1/2 cup sugar and mix until creamy.
• 2 beat in salt and egg yolks.
• 3 gradually add flour.
• 4 when dough becomes hard to work, knead it with fingers until smooth.
• 5 spread dough into greased 17x12 jellyroll pan.
• 6 bake at 350°f for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 7 remove from oven, cool slightly, and spread evenly with jam.
• 8 set pan aside.
• 9 in a deep bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer at top speed until stiff peaks form.
• 10 blend in nuts and remaining sugar.
• 11 spread egg mixture over jam, going right to the end of the pan.
• 12 return pan to oven and bake for another 25 minutes.
• 13 remove from oven and cool 15 minutes.
• 14 while still warm, cut into bars or squares.