Congo Bars
Recipe By :"Gooseberry Patch" Old-Fashioned Country Cookies
Serving
Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : chocolate chips nuts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2/3 cup butter or margarine -- melted
1 pound brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour -- sifted
2 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1
cup chopped nuts -- optional
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
In a large bowl or pan (after melting), combine butter and brown sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add vanilla. Sift
together
dry ingredients and add to sugar mixture. Add nuts and chocolate
chips. Pour
into greased, shallow roasting pan. Bake at 350F for 22-25
minutes (don't
overbake).
Serving (excluding unknown items): 282 Calories;
13g Fat (40.8%
calories from fat); 4g Protein; 40g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary
Fiber; 37mg
Cholesterol; 164mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean
Meat; 2 1/2
Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates.
