Recipe: Vienna Chocolate Bars, Favorite of President Ronald Reagan
Desserts - Cookies, Brownies, BarsVIENNA CHOCOLATE BARS
Favorite of President Ronald Reagan
Presidential Favorite Cookie recipe
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided use
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 (10 oz) jar raspberry jelly*
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
4 egg whites
2 cups finely chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter, 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 egg yolks. Add flour and salt and knead with fingers. Pat batter flat onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake 15-20 minutes until lightly browned. Remove cookie sheet from oven.
Spread jelly across baked cookie crust, and top with chocolate chips.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in remaining 1 cup of sugar and nuts. Gently spread egg white mixture on top of jelly and chocolate chips.
Bake again 25 minutes. Cut into squares or bars.
*Using jam instead of jelly makes flavor richer. Other berry jams can be substituted for raspberry.
Makes 2 dozen bars
Source: Post and Courier newspaper, Oct 29, 2008
Favorite of President Ronald Reagan
Presidential Favorite Cookie recipe
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided use
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 (10 oz) jar raspberry jelly*
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
4 egg whites
2 cups finely chopped nuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter, 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 egg yolks. Add flour and salt and knead with fingers. Pat batter flat onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake 15-20 minutes until lightly browned. Remove cookie sheet from oven.
Spread jelly across baked cookie crust, and top with chocolate chips.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in remaining 1 cup of sugar and nuts. Gently spread egg white mixture on top of jelly and chocolate chips.
Bake again 25 minutes. Cut into squares or bars.
*Using jam instead of jelly makes flavor richer. Other berry jams can be substituted for raspberry.
Makes 2 dozen bars
Source: Post and Courier newspaper, Oct 29, 2008
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