Peanut Butter Mud Hen Bars
Peanut butter flavored bar cookies with a layer of meringue across the top.
Servings 16
Cost 5
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter, softened (56 grams)
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter (64 grams)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- 3 tablespoons plus ½ cup brown sugar (36 grams and 100 grams)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, separated separated
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (65 grams)
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 inch square pan with foil and spray with baking spray or grease well and dust with flour. Alternatively, you can use parchment paper.
- Mix together the softened butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, 3 tablespoons of the brown sugar, vanilla and egg yolk. Add flour and stir just until mixed. Stir in the peanuts. Spread batter across bottom of prepared pan using wet fingers.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips and marshmallows evenly over the batter and press lightly.
- Beat the egg white until stiff and beat in the brown sugar. Spread egg white mixture over marshmallow mixture (I stopped about ¼ inch from the edges of pan leaving edges uncovered) and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until meringue is brown.
- Cool in pan set on a wire rack for a few hours. Lift foil from pan and cut into squares. At this point, I recommend chilling the bars/squares for a while. They're easier to cut when cold, and should you decided to cut them into even smaller squares, it will be easier.