Name: Congo Squares
Key Ingredient: chocolate chips
Preparation: bake
Cuisine: American
Food Group: cookies
Meals: lunch, snack, picnic
Courses: dessert
Temperature: room
Effort: easy
Prep. Time: :30
Elapsed Time: 1:10
Servings: 54
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
2-1/4 cups (1 pound) firmly packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 (6 ounce) package (1 cup) chocolate chips
Melt the butter or margarine in a large pan. Add brown sugar and mix well. Cool slightly. Add eggs, one at a time. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to mixture in pan. Mix well. Add nuts and chocolate chips. Pour into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Bake at 350F. for 25 to 30 minutes. When almost cool, cut into squares.