Congo Bars

These congo bars are soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie bars with a gooey texture! This crowd-pleasing classic dessert is easy to make using only one bowl and one pan.

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 35

Servings:

Ingredients

⅔ cup salted butter , slightly melted
2 cups light brown sugar , packed
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
1 1/2-2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Optional: ice cream and hot fudge

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or line a 9x13 with parchment paper. Mix together butter (slightly melted) and 2 cups brown sugar together in a large bowl. Then add in 3 eggs and 1 teaspoons vanilla and mix just until combined.
Next mix the 2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt with 1 cup of flour. Pour into the butter mixture and stir in then add the rest of the 1 1/2 cups flour. Mix just until combined. Then fold in up to 2 cups chocolate chips.
Press dough into pan with flour on your hands. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly golden. The cookie bars should be soft in the center.
Allow bars to cool slightly and then slice into bars.

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