1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup nuts, chopped
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup brown sugar

preheat oven to 350°. beat together the granulated sugar & butter until creamy. beat in 1 whole egg & 2 egg yolks (put aside the whites for later). in a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt & baking powder. add to the butter mixture & mix well. spread into a 9″x13″ pan. sprinkle with marshmallows, nuts & chocolate chips.

beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. fold in the brown sugar. spread the meringue mixture over the marshmallows and chocolate chips. bake in a preheated 350° oven for about 30 minutes or until bars are a deep golden brown and the crust is cooked through.

you may have to cook them a bit longer than 30 minutes to get the bottom crust completely cooked through. cool in pan & cut. if the merengue starts to brown too quickly, cover lightly with a piece of foil sprayed with pam.

NOTE: You may want to bake the crust a bit BEFORE adding the marshmallows, chocolate chips & nuts.