This is out of a Company's Coming Book.
Lemon Smacks
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 egg yolks
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
Lemon pie filling, your own or a mix
2 egg whites
1 cup brown sugar, packed
Chopped walnuts (optional)
Bottom Layer:
Measure first 6 ingredients into bowl. Mix and crumble together until mealy in texture. Press in ungreased 9 x 9 inch pan. Set aside.
Filling:
Spoon lemon filling over bottom layer, spreading as best you can.
Top Layer:
Beat egg whites until frothy. Add last amount of brown sugar 1/3 at a time, beating until stiff. If you are going to add walnuts, now is the time to fold them in. Spread over the lemon layer. Bake in 350° oven for about 25 minutes until light golden brown. Cool. Cut with hot knife, dipping knife in hot water between each cut.