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August 2, 2011
Congo Bars
Keepsake Cookies
Prep time:
16 minutesbaking time:
25 to 35 minutes“We never could figure out how these bars got such an exotic name.”
Ingredients
Serves 24
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) butter, melted
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 (6-ounce) package milk chocolate chips
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 13 × 9-inch baking pan.
2
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl.
3
Combine brown sugar and melted butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until blended. Beat in eggs. Stir in vanilla extract.
4
Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture and mix well. Add pecans and chocolate chips and mix well.
5
Spoon into prepared baking pan. Bake until golden and set, 25 to 35 minutes.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma loved the flavor of dark brown sugar in this cookie, so she sometimes substituted it for the light brown sugar. For a slight flavor change and extra chewiness, she added 1/2 cup shredded coconut to the batter with the chocolate chips and pecans.
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