1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 T. vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 t. baling powder
1 cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup white baking chips
1 t. shortening
Recipe
1) Heat oven to 350F. Grease rectangular pan; 13x9x2 inches. Heat margarine and brown sugar in 3-quart saucepan over low heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until margarine is melted; remove from heat.
2) Beat in vanilla anf eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add flour and baking powder; beat until well blended. Stir in half of the nuts and 1/4 cup of the baking chips. Pour mixture into pan. Sprinkle with remaining nuts and 1/2 cup of the baking chips.
3) Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set; cool.
4) Melt remaining baking chips and and the shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour into small resealable plastic bag; seal bag. Cut small opening in a corner of the bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle over bars. Cool until set; cut into 2x1-inch bars. Makes 48 bars