Butterscotch Meringue Bars

Name: Butterscotch Meringue Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 16 tablespoons (2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups packed (14 ounces/397 grams), brown sugar; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), granulated sugar; 2 large, eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon, water; 2 cups (12 ounces/340 grams), semisweet chocolate chips

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2009

These tasty bars are also sometimes called Sunshine and Shadow Bars because of their contrasting layered appearance.

SERVES Makes 24 bars

TIME 1 hour, plus 1 hour cooling

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