CONGO BARS
2-3/4 cups sifted flour
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup shortening
2-1/4 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts (I used walnuts)
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a deep saucepan, melt shortening.
Once liquid, mix in brown sugar and mix to a paste.
Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
Add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each egg.
Add in dry ingredients, a bit at a time until all is well blended.
Stir in vanilla then fold in nuts and chocolate chips.
"Pour" mixture into a greased 8"x 12" pan (can use 9" x 13") and spread out evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until center is cooked through (use a toothpick to test).
Remove from oven, slice, scarf down, enter Congo Bar coma.
NOTES
Do NOT melt shortening and brown sugar together. Someone may have learned the hard way that if you do them together they form a crumbly mixture (versus a smooth paste) and thus can't be mixed well with other ingredients.
Congo Bars ARE supposed to be "cakey and moist" in the center, not "raw and doughy."
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