Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

Chocolate chip Cookie Bars
All Maine Cooking
A collection of treasured recipes from the Pine Tree STate

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3 eggs separated save the whites for the topping
1 tablespoon cold water
1/4 cup salt
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp soda
1 (12) ounce package of chocolate chips
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts
In a large mixing bowl combine butter, sugars and mix. Add the 3 egg yolks, water and vanilla. Next add the flour and baking soda. Mix well, the batter will hold together with your fingers but resembles crumbs.
Lightly grease your jelly roll pan 15x10 or a 9x13 inch pan. Pour this crumbly mixture and press evenly in your pan. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over this batter. Beat the egg whites till stiff and then add the brown sugar and mix. Spread this batter over the top of the chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until done. Cool in pan then cut in squares.