Butter Mallow Bars

Name: Butter Mallow Bars
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 1 8" pan
Ingredients: 3/4 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 25 marshmallows, regular sized, cut in half; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 1/3 cup cream; 1/8 teaspoon salt (pinch); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Submitted by Sweet PQ?

"A real sweet treat I found in my recipe stash. Definitely for the "sweetaholic"."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 1 8" pan

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
25 marshmallows, regular sized, cut in half
TOPPING
1 ¹⁄₂ cups brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup butter
¹⁄₃ cup cream
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt (pinch)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

Preheat oven to 350*.
Sift dry ingredients together - flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg and vanilla extract.
Stir in the dry ingredients, mixing well.
Spread in a 8" greased pan. Bake @ 350* for 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven.
Cover with marshmallows, cut side down, pressing in slightly. Return to oven to melt slightly, 2-4 minutes.
TOPPING: Combine all ingredients except the vanilla, and bring to a boil.
Cook until soft ball stage, 238*F (or when a small amount of mixture dropped from a spoon into cold water forms a "soft ball").
Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. DO NOT STIR!
After the 5 minutes, beat in the vanilla until mixture is of spreading consistency. Spread over marshmallow layer & cut into squares.