Peanut Bars

 From Mollie Zuelke

• 1 cup shortening (1/2 butter or oleo / 1/2 crisco)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs - separated
• 1 tsp cold water
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 package chocolate chips (6 oz)
• 1 cup salted peanutes with shells

1. Cream shortening.
2. Add 1/2 cup white sugar + 1/2 cup brown sugar.
3. Add yolks with water and vanilla.
4. Add flour with salt.
5. Put in 9 x 13 pan.
6. Then springlk chocolate chips on top of dough
7. Pres chips into dough
8. Beat egg whites stiff
9. Add 1 cup brown sugar
10. Spread on dough
11. Spread on peanuts - on egg white mixture
12. Bake 30 minutes @ 350
13. Cut while warm