Delta Bars

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Cream shortening in a large mixing bowl; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add 1 egg and egg yolk to creamed mixture; beat well. Add vanilla, and stir well.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl; add to creamed mixture, stirring until smooth. Press mixture evenly into a greased 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan, and set aside.
3. Beat egg white (at room temperature) until foamy; gradually add brown sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in chocolate morsels and pecans. Spread evenly over mixture in pan. Bake at 375u0b0 for 25 minutes; cool completely, and cut into 3- x 1-inch bars.

shortening, sugar, egg, egg, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, semisweet chocolate morsels, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/delta-bars (may not work)