Congo squares #3

50 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
cup Sifted all-purpose flour
teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
cup Butter or margarine; melted
1 Box (16-oz) dark brown sugar
3 Eggs
1 cup Chopped nuts
1 pack (6-oz) semisweet chocolate pieces

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15-½ by 10-½ by ¾ inch pan with unsalted shortening and dust lightly with flour. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Work butter in a bowl until creamy; add sugar and beat until blended. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix until blended. Stir in nuts and chocolate pieces. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes.

Cool in pan on wire cake rack and cut into 2x1-½ inch bars. Makes about 50 bars.

FROM CAROLE ANDERSON,

REDBOOK, DEC 1972, "THE GREAT

CHRISTMAS COOKIE-SWAP COOKBOOK" From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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