Congo Bars
Created by elsie on October 22, 2011
- Servings: 20-25
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #1058
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 12 ounces chocolate chips, semi-sweet
- 1 cup walnut (pieces or pecans)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2: Lightly grease and flour a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside.
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Step 3: In a 3 quart saucepan, melt the butter just until melted.
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Step 4: With a wooden spoon, stir in the brown sugar.
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Step 5: Add the vanilla and eggs; mix well.
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Step 6: Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix until combined.
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Step 7: Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts. (The batter will be stiff).
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Step 8: Spread the batter into the greased and floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
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Step 9: Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
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Step 10: Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into bars. Store in an airtight container. These freeze very well.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (88.7 g)
- Calories 436.7
- Total Fat - 26.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.6 g
- Cholesterol - 49 mg
- Sodium - 121.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 47.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 24 g
- Protein - 3.4 g
- Calcium - 61.9 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg