NANCY REAGAN'S VIENNA CHOCOLATE BARS

NANCY REAGAN'S VIENNA CHOCOLATE BARS image

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups flour
1 10-oz jar of raspberry or apricot jelly
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
2 cups finely chopped nuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter with the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar. Add the flour and knead with fingers. Pat batter out on a greased cookie sheet to 3/8 inch thickness. Bake crust for 15 to 20 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven, spread with jelly and top with chocolate chips. Beat egg whites with salt until stiff. Fold in remaining cup of sugar and nuts. Gently spread on top of jelly and chocolate. Bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Cut into bars.