Chocolate Cinnamon Bar Cookies
Source of Recipe
Maryland State Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28 - Charles County
Recipe Introduction
"This was my favorite cookie at Christmas when I was growing up, and it remains my particular favorite to this day. While tasty, I think what makes them so good are the memories I associate each time I smell them baking, the pungent cinnamon smell mixing with the softening chocolate. This is my mother's recipe, and she made it throughout my childhood for church festivals, dinners and picnics, and for the Christmas holidays."
List of Ingredients
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1 egg
1 egg yolk
Topping:
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
6 ounces chocolate bits
1/3 c. chopped walnuts
1 egg white
Recipe
Mix dry ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Cream butter or margarine with shortening. Add sugar slowly. Stir in egg and egg yolk. Mix in dry ingredients. Turn into a greased 13 x 9 inch pan; spread and flatten the dough with a spatula, pressing down.
Topping:
Whisk the egg white slightly and brush it over the dough mixture. Stir together in a small bowl the remaining sugar, cinnamon, chocolate bits and chopped walnuts. Sprinkle the mixture over the dough evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely, and then cut into small bars. Store in a tight container in a cool location.
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