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mud hen bars

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Betty Graves
@ILUVSPICES
Germantown, TN

Found this recipe in Maw Maw's Old Church Cookbook and have enjoyed making it ever since. A very simple but good recipe. They are not like the mud bar that has chocolate on top. Has the taste and texture of what grandma use to make.

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(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mud hen bars

  • 1/2 c
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1,1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 c
    chocolate chips
  • 1 c
    marshmallows (small)
  • 1 c
    brown sugar

How To Make mud hen bars

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together the granulated sugar and butter until creamy. Beat in 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks (put aside the whites for later). In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture and mix well. Spread into 9x13" pan. Bake the crust for 5 minutes before adding marshmallows. Let cool and then sprinkle with marshmallows, nuts and chocolate chips.
  • 2
    Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold in the brown sugar.
  • 3
    Spread the meringue mixture and brown sugar mixture over the marshmallows and chocolate chips.
  • 4
    Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until bars are a deep golden brown and the crust is cooked through. If the meringues starts to brown to quickly cover lightly with a piece of foil sprayed with baking spray.
  • 5
    Cool in pan and cut.
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