Hoosier Peanut Bars:

Yield: Makes about 24 bars.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour;
• 2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoonsalt, with source grammar and spacing errors
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• ½ cup shortening;
• ½ cup sugar;
• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar;
• 2 egg yolks;
• 3 tablespoons cold water,
• 2 egg whites
• 3/4 cup chopped salted pe anuts.

Directions

1. Sift: 2 cups sifted flour; 2 teaspoon (double-acting) baking powder; I teaspoon soda; ½ teaspoons salt;
2. Cream: ½ cup shortening; Add gradually. ½ cup sugar; ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar; Mix well:
3. Blend in:2 egg yolks; I teaspoon vanilla;
4. Add: 3 tablespoons cold water, alternately with sifted dry ingredients. The dough will be very stiff.
5. Press: dough into two greased and floured 8x8x2 inch pans.
6. Sprinkle: I package semi-sweet chocolate bits(6or7) oz. over dough and press in gently.
7. Beat: 2 egg whites until foamy. Gradually add, I cup firmly packed brown sugar and beat until stiff. Spread over chocolate bits.
8. Top with: 3/4 cup chopped salted pe anuts.
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10. Cut into squares or bars while still warm.

Timing

• 30 to 35 min.

Temperature

• slow 325-degree oven; cut while still warm

Equipment

• sifter; mixing bowls; creaming and beating utensils; spatula; two 8x8x2-inch pans; oven; cutting knife

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