Best Congo Bars Recipes

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 BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread macadamia nuts on a baking sheet, and bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Set baking sheet on a wire rack to cool.
• Line an 11-by-18-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Using a food processor or rolling pin, finely crush graham crackers. Place in a medium bowl. Stir in melted butter. Press mixture into the bottom of prepared baking pan in an even layer. Sprinkle the chocolate over the graham crackers. Sprinkle the coconut over the chocolate. Sprinkle the reserved nuts over the coconut.
• Using a microwave or double boiler, heat the caramel until liquid. Drizzle caramel over macadamia nuts. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool. Cut into 3/4-by-1 1/4-inch pieces.

CONGO BARS (RACHAEL RAY)

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine the butter and sugar using a mixer until blended.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, to the sugar mixture, mixing on low in between each addition.
• Add the vanilla and mix.
• Add the flour and mix until combined.
• Stir in the chips.
• Coat a 9-inch x 13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and spread the batter evenly into the dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then cover the top with foil to avoid over-browning.
• Bake for another 10-15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with moist crumbs. You will think they are under-done, but they aren't. Make sure you don't overbake!

CONGO BARS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
• Stir together the flour and brown sugar, set aside. Stir together the melted butter and eggs until well blended; stir into the flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool for 10 minutes, then cut into bars while still slightly warm.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Melt the butter and add brown sugar; mix well and cool.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well each time.
• Add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add the nuts and chocolate bits.
• Put in a greased 9x13 pan and bake 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN BLONDIES OR CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a 13x9 inch baking pan with a foil sling and grease the foil.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In a large bowl, whisk the butter and sugar together.
• Whisk in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
• Stir in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Stir in the chips and nuts.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake the blondies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 22 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
• Let the blondies cool completely in the pan, set on a wire rack, about 2 hours.
• Remove the blondies from the pan using the foil, cut into squares, and serve.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• Sift dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread in greased pan.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

JAYNE'S CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Set the oven at 350˚ with a rack in the center. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Cream the butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 1 minute or until thoroughly blended. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. With the mixer set on its lowest speed, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture just until the dry ingredients are blended thoroughly. Use a wooden spoon to stir the choc. chips and nuts, if using, into the batter. Spoon the batter into the pan and use a metal palette knife to smooth the top of the batter. Bake in the center of oven for 22 minutes - cool on wire rack, store in airtight container with wax paper.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together ingredients going down the list. (Eggs one at the time).
• Pour mixture into 9x13 baking dish. (Mixture will be thick).
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cut and Enjoy! (Let it cool for a little bit so that it will form and not be so gooey -- unless you like it that way of course).

CONGO BARS BY FAT WITCH BAKERY

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch x 9-inch baking pan with butter. Dust with flour and tap out the excess. Preheat the oven to 350 F. degrees.
• To make the crust, measure the flour, baking powder, and salt and then sift together into a medium bowl. Stir in the graham cracker crumbs and light brown sugar. Mix well. Cut the butter into a few pieces and mix into the dough with a fork until the dough is crumbly. Continue mixing with your hands until smooth. Spread the dough evenly in a thin layer in the prepared baking pan, pressing down with your hands. Bake for 10 minutes or until the crust is slightly golden. Remove from the oven and set aside. While the crust is cooling, prepare the topping.
• Mix together the coconut, both chocolate chips, and the condensed milk with a spoon. Add the pecans, if desired. Spread the mixture evenly over the baked crust
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is well-set and light brown. Watch carefully at the end of baking time and do not let the top become too bubbly or dark. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack for 2 hours or until chocolate chips are no longer soft. Cut just before serving. Makes 12-16 bars

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Lightly grease and floured a 13x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside.
• 3. In a 3 quart saucepan, melt the butter just until melted.
• 4. Whisk in the brown sugar; mix well.
• 5. Add in the vanilla and eggs and mix until completely combined.
• 6. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix well.
• 7. Stir in the chocolate chips, and nuts. (The batter will be stiff).
• 8. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
• 9. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
• 10. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting into bars. Store in an airtight container. These freeze well.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder & salt. Melt margarine & add brown sugar. Stir untill well mixed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add dry ingrdients, then nuts & choc. chips. Grease larege jelly roll pan 10 1/2 x 15 1/2. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. When almost cool, cut into bars.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients
• 2. Mix well
• 3. put into a 9x13 greased glass pan bake at 350 F

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Lightly butter a 9- by 13-inch glass baking dish, reserving butter wrapper.
• Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Set aside.
• Using a wooden spoon, beat butter and sugar in a medium bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add sifted flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
• Add chopped nuts and chocolate, and mix to combine.
• Place the dough in the prepared baking dish.
• Using the reserved butter wrapper, spread dough evenly.
• Bake until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Remove to rack to cool slightly before cutting, about 20 minutes.
• Using a serrated knife, cut into 18 (2 1/4- by 3-inch) bars.
• Store in an airtight container up to 3 days.
• This recipe yields 18 two-and-one-quarter-inch bars.

CONGO BARS

Steps:

• 1. Pour melted shortening over brown sugar in mixing bowl, beat till mixed well. Add the 3 eggs, flour, soda, salt and spread evenly, then bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Cut into squares and enjoy!