CONGO SQUARES

 
2/3 cup butter, melted
2-1/4 cups (1 pound) brown sugar, packed
2-2/3 cup flour
2-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup chopped nuts
6 ounces or 1 cup chocolate chips (semisweet)
 
Melt butter and stir in sugar. Remove from heat. Cool 10 minutes. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into sugar mixture. Stir in flour mixture. Add nuts and chocolate morsels. Spread in greased 15 x 10 x 1-inch pan. Bake at 350o F 25 to 30 minutes.
 
Yields: approximately 3 dozen 2-inch squares.

 

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