Mud Hen Bars
I was looking for a bar treat to make for a party and stumbled across a recipe for Mud Hen Bars. The bars have a cookie crust and are topped with marshmallows and chocolate chips. Wait, there is more! The bars also have a brown sugar meringue topping. I wasn’t sure where the “Mud Hen” name came from, but I didn’t care. I was going to make the bars anyways.
First, you make a basic cookie dough crust and top it with mini marshmallows and chocolate chips. You can add chopped nuts, but I left them out since Josh is allergic and I really don’t care for nuts in my cookies and bar treats.
Next, you beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks and gently fold in the brown sugar.
You cover the bars with the meringue topping and bake for about 30 minutes. And then you impatiently wait for the bars to cool so you can can cut and devour them. Oh wait, these were for a party so I couldn’t devour them all, but I did sneak a taste. I loved the cookie base, but the best part of these bars is the brown sugar meringue topping. The topping is sweet, crackly, and melts in your mouth.
Everyone at the party loved these bars and wanted the recipe. When I told them they were Mud Hen Bars, they looked confused. I told them not to worry because I don’t know why they are called Mud Hen Bars either:) I still have no idea, but I don’t really care. All I know is that these bars are super duper delicious and that is all that matters to me!
Mud Hen Bars
Yield: 24 bars
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs, divided (1 egg, 2 yolks, and 2 egg whites)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I added this)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup chopped nuts (I left these out)
1 cup light brown sugarDirections:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 pan and set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter and granulated sugar until creamy. Beat in 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks (put aside the whites for later.) Beat in the vanilla extract.
3. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Blend until just combined. Spread mixture into 9x13" pan. Sprinkle with marshmallows, chocolate chips, and nuts-if using.
4. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the brown sugar. Spread mixture evenly over marshmallows and chocolate chips. Bake for about 30 minutes or until bars are a deep golden brown. Let bars cool completely. Cut into squares and serve.
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Scrumptious! Those must be addictive.
Cheers,
Rosa
these look sooo good, Maria!
I just posted about some bars I made earlier today…marshmallows, white choc chips, peanut butter, 4 layers of cake and goo and frosting.
After those bars are done, I want to make your Mud Hen bars!!!!
These look simple and amazing!
If loving those are wrong, I don’t want to be right.
YUM!!!
i’ve never heard of mud hen bars, but what does that matter?! these look amazing!
These look so good!
Never heard of them either, but I’d love to try them.
I do feel like I need to bake tonight, these sound DELICIOUS
omg yum! I haven’t heard of them either…til now!
How fun are these? Love the marshmallow addition! I don’t like nuts in my baked goods either (except granola)
Um hello delicious. Chocolate chips and marshmallow are our baking kryptonite – we cannot resist!
These look sweet, sinful & fabulous!!
Strange name, yes. But they look delicious!
These looks so yummy! I’ve never heard of “Mud Hen Bars” either–but it sure is a fun name. I’ve sometimes heard Magic Cookie Bars called “Congo Bars” too, so go figure, I guess.
The name is intriguing. They look delicious!
haha! That is such a funny name! But the bars look delicious
The brown sugar meringue topping is a fantastic touch, these look amazing!
I’ve never heard of Mud Hen Bars. I’ll have to whip these up sometime because they look so good!
These sound fabulous!! I’ve come across recipes for these over the years and have never tried them…now I must!!
Holy…!
I just gasped. Lost my vision. Lost my balance in life.
Wow!
mmm…great ingredients, Maria!
I’ve had those bookmarked for a long time! That topping looks so yummy!
I’ve never heard of these before but they look gooey and full of yumminess! Marking these to make asap.
I have never heard of these! But they look and sound fantastic! I love it! That meringue topping looks so good!
I agree, who cares what they’re called as long as they taste good!
Mmm! We both just posted something with meringue and I thought I didn’t like meringue, but I loved the baked Alaska I made and these look delicious, too!
What a fun recipe. Sounds delicious and it’s different….and the name is a great conversation piece.
These look so tasty… what a funny name! Thanks for introducing me to them.
It seems like an irrational twist of fate that I’ve never seen or heard of these before.
The meringue topping sounds so yummy! Awesome recipe.
weird name for sure. but who cares they look delish & addictive
I’m from Toledo, OH, and our minor league baseball team is the Toledo Mud Hens. Maybe these are somehow connnected?
Whoa, that is for someone with a sweet tooth!
Thanks for linking! These are a favorite for sure and they always turn out. Yum!
I’ve been working on scaling these down to serve two! One of my favorites!
perhaps the name is from MASH, Cpl Klinger’s Toledo Mud Hens? I’m saving this recipe for when I need something to give away, or else cut into very small pieces
Are these legal?
They look scrumptious !
I just love the name
And that brown sugar topping, wow!! These are going down as must try this weekend. xoxo
These look delicious and something my sons would love – hopefully they ship well since I am now baking treats to mail!