Congo Bar Time!

It's fall and I just love to bake when the air is cooler. This is a family favorite and so easy to make. The house smells amazing for several hours after you take these out of the oven.

Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter
2 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 1/2 cups all- purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
12 ounces (two cups- the bags of chocolate chips contain only 10 or 11 ounces now. I just can't bear the thought that one ounce of chips would not be included, so add two heaping cups of chocolate chips. You only live once)
1 cup of nuts (walnuts, pecans are lovely)

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl (it usually takes 30 seconds to melt 2/3 cup)
Whisk in the brown sugar and set aside to cool

Mix the dry ingredients and set aside. Remember not to let the baking powder and the salt touch prior to mixing. It will not cause the desired chemical reaction, it will work but it's always better to mix separately.

Beat the eggs into the brown sugar and butter mixture, one at a time. Add the flour to the wet ingredients, then the chips and nuts.

Spread into a prepared 9x13 pan (I always use PAM for baking)

Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the dough is lightly browned and a fork inserted into the center comes out clean. I love my ladybug timer, it reminds me of Allison and her sorority days :)

 Let cool completely before cutting into squares.