This is a delicious cookie bar with a brown sugar nut topping. One of my favorites, I make this every Christmas. Dangerous, though, because I don’t want to give them away, I want them all to myself!
Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside.
In mixer, cream butter and granulated sugar. Mix in the full egg, egg yolk from separated egg, and vanilla. Add the flour mixture.
Spread batter into a 9x13 inch pan. I prefer to spray it with pam to make it easier to release. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
In a small bowl, combine the reserved egg white and the brown sugar. Spread on top of the chopped nuts.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until the batter is cooked.
Cool and cut into squares.
I’m not sure of the origin of this recipe, I wish I could ask my mom. My guess is she took a recipe and modified it.
A quick search on the internet provides tons of cookie bar recipes called “Mud Hens”. Most use chocolate and/or marshmallows. There’s a large group of recipes that look just like this one, except for they call for pecans instead of walnuts. A few recipes separate both egg yolks and whites instead of just reserving one white for the topping. I wasn’t able to find this exact recipe.
So, here’s my mom’s mud hens. Try one and you’ll be hooked!
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