Mud Hens
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup brown sugar
Instructions
Cream butter and sugar, add three egg yolks and one white and beat until smooth. Add vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and beat in butter mixture until blended. Pour into 9- by 14-inch pan and sprinkle with chopped pecans. Beat last two egg whites and gradually add brown sugar. When stiff, spread over batter. Bake at 325 for 30 to 35 minutes. Cut into squares while hot.