Congo Bars Recipe
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We are big cookie people around here but I don’t always have the patience to make a big batch of cookies. These Congo Bars are so easy to make and taste just as (or more) delicious as homemade chocolate chip cookies!
Congo Bars Recipe:
(Recipe adapted from Bakerella)
2 3/4 c. all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 c. butter, softened
2 c. brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 package milk chocolate chips
1 c. chopped pecans (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. Combine butter and sugar using a mixer until blended. Add eggs, one at a time to sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition. Add vanilla and mix. Add flour and mix until combined. Stir in chips and then pecans.
Coat a 9×13 pan with non-stick spray and spread batter evenly into dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown. Make sure you don’t over bake.
These look great!! I don’t think I’ve ever made cookie bars before but should give these a try.
Looks wonderful and definitely easy.
Cher Sunray Gardens
Wow, these look amazing! Now I want cookies!
Oh my goodness! These looked so good and so easy that I just had to make them. They just came out of the oven and we are waiting to try them. I’m blogging about them too. I just love your website! It’s my new go-to place for something new! Thank you!
Lois
http://inmysparetimelolo.blogspot.com/
Oh you just knew I’d click on that yummy looking photo! Can’t resist chocolate chip anything! Yummmmm!
I have been wanting to make Congo bars forever. These look amazing!
I have these in the oven right now! My lil’ guy will be excited about them once he’s home from school.
I didn’t have any milk chocolate chips on hand, so I made them with semi sweet. No doubt they will still taste amazing!
Tonight is the second time I have made these for my kids (and me…oh yes…for me, as well) and they are absolutely delicious!
Thanks for the awesome recipe!
I saw your recipe and saved the link on my computer as a must try! And I am so glad I did, they are so good they are addicting. I changed the pecans to walnuts, but here is my post about them.
http://lexslifeasanewwife.blogspot.com/2012/06/congo-bars.html
I plan on making these tonight so my daughter can take these tomorrow for her summer school class. My daughter turned 5 year old today. Thanks for a nice simple quick recipe. I love looking at your blog.
These were delicious. Pretty quick and easy. Nice and soft. I added pecans and walnuts. Will definitely be making these again! Would be delicious heated up with some ice cream on top!
I had a craving for something sweet and had all the ingredients on hand. They were so quick to make and turned out DELICIOUS! I satisfied my craving and now am left with the rest of the batch! Good thing I halved it because they are going to be all gone very soon!
I just baked these for a New Years party I’m going to tonight! Can’t wait to see how they taste