Toffee Bars

Toffee Bars, originally uploaded by Sweet Sugarplums.

This was published in Good Housekeeping Magazine over 20 years ago, in an article entitled "100 Cookies for Christmas". The cookies are crisp, buttery, and candy-like.

TOFFEE BARS
Makes 48 squares

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, separated
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 275°. Well-grease a 15 x 10 inch jelly-roll pan. Combine above ingredients, except for egg white, and beat at medium speed with mixer until well mixed. Pat dough evenly into pan. Slightly beat egg white and brush over dough. Sprinkle evenly with nuts. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until golden. Immediately cut into 4 strips and then into 12 pieces to make 48 bars. Bars become crisp as they cool.

Nutrition Facts:
Per Serving: 76 Calories; 5g Fat (54.7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 14mg Cholesterol; 2mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates