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Halfway Cashew Butterscotch Bars

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar separated
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs separated
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 pkg butterscotch chips you can sub chocolate, if desired
  • 1 1/2 cups cashew pieces

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees
  • Cream together butter, granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup of the brown sugar
  • Add 2 egg yolks and combine fully
  • Mix in vanilla and water
  • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in separate bowl
  • Slowly blend dry mixture into wet ingredients
  • Spread batter into prepared 9X13 pan
  • Sprinkle with butterscotch chips and cashew pieces (batter should be mostly covered)
  • Beat egg whites until soft peaks form
  • Add the remaining one cup of brown sugar in 3 batches (1/3 cup measurements)
  • Combine each fully and then whip whole mixture to firm/stiff peaks
  • Spread egg whites over the top of bars
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until edges of bars and top of meringue brown a bit