Viennese Meringue Bars
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 14 cups sugar, divided
- 2 egg yolks
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1 12 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 egg whites
- 12 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolks and salt.
- Gradually add flour.
- Beat at low speed until well blended.
- With buttered fingers, pat dough evenly into ungreased 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan.
- Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Remove from oven; immediately spread jam over crust.
- Sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.
- For meringue topping, beat egg whites in clean large bowl with electric mixer at high speed until foamy.
- Gradually beat in remaining 3/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Gently stir in almonds with rubber spatula.
- Spoon meringue over chocolate mixture; spread evenly with small spatula.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Cut into bars.
butter, sugar, egg yolks, salt, flour, seedless raspberry jam, chocolate chips, egg whites, slivered almonds
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/viennese-meringue-bars-145555 (may not work)