{"id":1254,"date":"2021-10-25T19:47:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T19:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/?p=1254"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:12:24","slug":"congo-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/congo-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Congo Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>Congo Bars<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Congo Bars are sometimes called "blondies". Apparently the recipe was published in the\u00a0Boston Globe<\/em>\u00a0sometime in the 1950s, and spread all over New England. Some versions included coconut and other ingredients that seemed exotic to mid-century Yankees \u2014 so maybe that\u2019s where \u201cCongo\u201d comes from.<\/span>
<\/div>"I got this recipe from the Boston Globe before we moved to New Hampshire in 1967. I've been making it ever since." — Linda Higgs<\/span><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Dessert, Snack<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
Author: <\/span>Linda Higgs, adapted from the Boston Globe<\/span><\/div>\n\n

<\/span>Equipment<\/span><\/h3>
  • 15" x 10" baking dish<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n

    <\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>
    • 2\u00bd<\/span> cups<\/span> flour<\/span> sifted<\/span><\/li>
    • 2\u00bd<\/span> tsp<\/span> baking powder<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bd<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>
    • \u2154<\/span> cup<\/span> butter<\/span><\/li>
    • 2\u00bc<\/span> cups<\/span> packed brown sugar<\/span><\/li>
    • 3<\/span> larg<\/span> eggs<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> 12 oz<\/span> package chocolate bits<\/span> (or peanut butter bits, or butterscotch bits)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

      <\/span>Instructions<\/span><\/h3>
      • Melt the butter in a pan on the stove.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Stir in the brown sugar. Remove from the stove, and let it cool for ten minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating each egg before adding it, and beating after each one.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Stir flour mixture into the pan, and mix well — it is thick.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Add chocolate bits, stir until distributed evenly.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Spread in a large buttered 15" x 10" pan.<\/span>
        <\/div>Or line the pan with parchment paper before spreading.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Bake at 350\u00b0F for 25-30 minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
      • Cool, and cut into bars.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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