Marshmallow Squares

14 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • FIRST LAYER
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • SECOND LAYER
  • 3/4 cup cold water
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup icing sugar (sometimes called powdered sugar or confectioners' sugar)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring
  • 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Directions

  1. 1
    FIRST LAYER: Combine first 3 ingredients together. Mix to crumble. Press into ungreased 9 x 9 inch pan. Bake in 325 degrees F. oven for 20 minutes until set and golden. COOL.
  2. 2
    SECOND LAYER: Put water in saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over and let stand for 5 minutes. Add granulated sugar and salt. Heat over medium heat stirring to dissolve gelatin and sugar. Remove from heat. Stir in icing sugar. COOL.
  3. 3
    When cool, beat until foamy. Add baking powder, vanilla and almond. Add food coloring to tint a pretty pink. Beat at high speed until thick enough to stand in peaks.
  4. 4
    Pour soft pink mixture over shortbread base. COOL until gloss disappears.
  5. 5
    Additions to be tried if you care to---1/2 cup of chopped cherries or 1/2 cup toasted chopped almonds.
  6. 6
    Cut into 36 pretty squares.
  7. 7
    Company's Coming.

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