Congo Cookies Recipes

CONGO SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine butter or margarine and brown sugar; cool slightly. Beat in eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. When almost cool, cut into 48 squares.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9×13 pan with parchment paper and coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and the light and dark brown sugars together for 2 minutes on medium speed. Add in the eggs, vanilla, salt and baking powder and mix for an additional minute on medium, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour, mixing until just combined.
• Finally add in both kinds of chocolate and stir to incorporate.
• Spread the dough into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the edges are set and lightly golden and the center appears slightly under-baked.
• Remove the pan from the oven and allow the bars to cool completely before cutting.
• Alternately you can chill the bars before cutting.

CONGO SQUARES

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt shortening over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Cool slightly. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add gradually with eggs to shortening mixture. Stir in the vanilla, chips and nuts (batter will be very stiff). , Spread into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares while warm.

CONGO COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• 2. In another bowl, melt butter and add brown sugar. Mix well.
• 3. Cool slightly and add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4. Add dry ingredients to this. Finally, add chocolate chips, nuts and vanilla.
• 5. Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
• 6. When almost cool, cut into finger-length bars.

CONGO BARS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Melt shortening, stir in brown sugar. Let cool.
• Beat in the eggs.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Add chocolate chips, nuts and vanilla.
• Pour in 10 x 15-inch pan and bake for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

CONGO COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat overn to 350 deg. Melt butter, add sugar. Beat until well blended. Add eggs and beat until smooth. Let cool.
• 2. Mix dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt. Add to butter mixture and stir well. Add vanilla, chopped pecans and nuts.
• 3. Grease and flour, or line pan with parchment paper. 13 1/2 x 15 x 2" pan at 350 deg for 35-45 min.
• 4. While warm cut into finger-length bars. Makes 35.