1. Cream butter/margarine and sugar.
2. Add vanilla essence and egg yolks, cream together, well.
3. Add sifted flour with baking soda and baking powder, mix well.
4. Pat dough out onto a baking tray.
5. Spread with jam and 1/2 cup ground nuts.
6. Then over that spread the WELL BEATEN egg whites.
7. Sprinkle the other half of ground nuts to which 2 tablespoons of sugar have been added.
8. Bake for 30 minutes at 165 to 170 degrees C.
9. When cool, cut into squares.

Layers are:

• Dough
• Jam
• Nuts
• Egg whites
• Nuts with sugar