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Old Fashioned Hoosier Peanut Bars
Old fashioned bar cookie with a chewy bottom layer, chocolate layer, and a crispy meringue topped with peanuts. Perfect for those who love salty and sweet together.
Course
Bar cookies
Cuisine
American - Vintage
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
18
bars
Calories
268
kcal
Author
Marye Audet-White
Ingredients
2
cups
flour
1
teaspoon
baking soda
2
teaspoons
baking powder
½
teaspoon
salt
¼
cup
unsalted butter
½
cup
sugar
1 ½
cups
brown sugar
(dark brown will give more flavor)
2
eggs
, room temperature and separated
2
teaspoons
vanilla
3
tablespoons
of water
6
ounces
chocolate chips
½
cup
coarsely chopped salted peanuts
½
cup
coarsely chopped honey roasted peanuts
¼
cup
vinegar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325F.
Grease a 13x9 inch pan.
Mix the peanuts together.
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Cream
butter, white sugar and ½ cup of the brown sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks and vanilla and
beat
well.
Add water and flour mixture and
beat
on low speed until well mixed.
Press the dough into the bottom of the pan.
Sprinkle with the chocolate.
Rinse a clean bowl and whisk attachment with cider vinegar. Pour out the vinegar but do not rinse with water.
Add the egg whites to the bowl and
beat
until foamy.
Slowly add the remaining 1 cup of brow sugar a tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff and glossy.
Spead the meringue over the chocolate layer.
Sprinkle peanuts over the meringue.
Bake at 325F for 30 minutes.
Turn oven off and keep the bars in the oven for 30 minutes without peeking.
Remove bars from oven, cool, and cut into 18 pieces.
Nutrition
Calories:
268
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
42
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
9
g
|
Saturated Fat:
4
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.1
g
|
Cholesterol:
26
mg
|
Sodium:
180
mg
|
Potassium:
154
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
29
g
|
Vitamin A:
127
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.1
mg
|
Calcium:
59
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg