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Title: Congo Squares #3
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 50 Servings

2 3/4 c Sifted all-purpose flour
2 1/4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
2/3 c Butter or margarine; melted
1 Box (16-oz) dark brown sugar
3 Eggs
1 c Chopped nuts
1 pk (6-oz) semisweet chocolate
-pieces

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15-1/2 by 10-1/2 by 3/4 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 2x1-1/2 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, http://www.erols.com/hosey.