Mom’s Beloved Congo Bars are a go to dessert in our family!
This is a recipe my mom has been making since I can remember. Anytime we have a family event or party to attend she brings these delicious bars. I never knew how easy they were to make until I was required to bring a dessert to our family’s labor day weekend extravaganza. Now that I am married and a grown up apparently that means I have to cook things for family parties. But it gave me an excuse to make a great dessert to share with you guys! And did I mention how easy they are to make?
During our birthday’s this was always a go to dessert for us. So I recently remade the dessert and added in some sprinkles to create some birthday fun in this dessert!
Mom’s Beloved Congo Bars
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Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter or margarine, melted
- 1 box brown sugar
- 2 3/4 cups self rising flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 12 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix together melted butter and brown sugar
- Mix in eggs
- Mix in flour
- Then mix in chocolate chips, do all mixing with a spoon
- Bake in a metal 13×9 inch pan at 300 degrees for 30-45 minutes
See how simple? These are always a hit and perfect to take to that next family event or party. Do you have a go to dessert for when you need to please a crowd?
Do you have to use self rising flour with this recipe? They look yummy and I want to make them, but I don’t normally have that. I’ll go buy it though if I have to! Thank you for sharing your momma’s recipe 🙂
I am thinking that you do because the bars kind of rise but I can check with my mom to see 🙂 They are delicious!
Thank you Emily, I’ll go get some. I’ve been wanting to bake something and these sound yummy :p
Self rising flour already has leaveners in it. You can substitute all purpose flour plus baking powder and salt. Here is a guide I use:
1.Using a dry measure, measure the desired amount of flour into a separate container.
2.For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/4 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
3.Mix to combine.
Hope this helps!
Sandra,
Thanks for those good tips!! Great to know!
Emily
Oh yum!! Those looks delicious!
XOXO
Chelsea
http://anchorsaweigh-ouradventure.blogspot.com
They are!! I hope you enjoy them!
This looks and sounds like a great recipe, I can see why they are called Moms Beloved Congo Bars. I am adding these to the list of recipes to try, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for checking them out! They are really delicious. I hope you enjoy them!
Those look yummy! Great recipe 🙂
Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
They look really good!
They really are! Thank you for coming by and checking them out!
These do sound delish! But how much brown sugar is “1 box”? I have always bought it in a bag…and they’re all different sizes!
Heather, I buy 1 box of Domino light brown sugar for these! So you should be able to see it in the store and compare sizes! Thank you for coming by the blog!
Emily
Wow! These look delicious! I can see why your mom made them so much! I’d love for you to link this up to our All Things Thursday Blog Hop that is going on right now. Hope to see you there!
Blessings,
Nici
They are delicious! I will head over and link up!
Thank you for coming by,
Emily
Yum! Simple and delicious looking dessert! I can’t wait to try them:)
I hope you enjoy them!!
These look incredible and I love a good bar cookie! Thanks for sharing with us this week at Monday Funday!
Take care,
Trish
Thank you for hosting and for coming by! They are so delicious and easy!
These look great & the fact they’re so easy makes them even better! I was scrolling down to see the whole directions and was surprised there was only 5 steps to this recipe! Thanks so much for linking to Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop! I hope to see you back next Sunday at 8 Central time!
Yes they are oh so easy! I was surprised because I didn’t realize how easy! And so delicious!
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Thank you!! Heading over now to check it out!
Those look easy and yummy! Great combo! Pinning. :o)
Thank you!!
Emily
YUM! These look amazing 🙂 Thanks for sharing & I pinned this awesome recipe to my Cookies & Bars Board! 🙂
~ Jenn @ We Do FUN Here
Thank you Jenn!
Emily
I’m getting hungry (or a sweet tooth, really) just looking at this! I do like how simple they are. Pinning to try next time I need to whip up a dessert!
Stopping by to bring some love from the Daily Blog Boost! <3
They are so delicious. I’m wanting to make some more soon. Thank you for coming by!
Emily
{Kathy} These are getting a test run today! They look great.
I hope that you enjoy them!!
Emily
I love cookie bars. Possibly because I always burn regular cookies…. But these look scrumptious!! Happy SITS Day!!
They are so simple to make and delicious. I hope you enjoy them! Thank you for coming over!
Emily
Such a simple treat. Happy SITS day!
Yes they are so simple, that’s why I love them! Thank you for coming by the blog!
Emily
I can almost smell those bars. They look so good. They remind me of a golden brownie that I used to make in a pan on the stove. Thanks for the recipe. Enjoy your SITS Day.
They are oh so delicious. You’ve got me wanting to make them again! Thank you for coming over!
Emily
Wow, so simple! I was expecting something way more complicated. I’m definitely saving this one for next time I want something like chocolate chips but with less hassle 🙂
They are so easy to make. Thank you for coming over!
Emily
Yum! Now I’m going to have to make cookies.
I know. I’m wanting to make these again now!
Emily
You know, I’ve never made something like this, but I’ve always enjoyed eating them when other people try them. I may just have to give these a shot!
They are so easy to make! I hope you enjoy them!
Emily
This looks similar to a recipe my mom used to make. Only she called them blond brownies. We used to devour them. Happy SITS Day.
We love them!! Thank you for coming over!
Emily
They look awesome, I’ve printed them already, We’ll be trying this at the weekend for sure.
Thank you for pinning them. This is a family favorite!
Emily
These look SO good! I don’t really have a go-to dessert for crowds, unless they request one. They’re usually my guinea pigs for new recipes. Happy SITS Day 🙂
Yes same here. But I love this one because it’s so easy! Thank you!
Emily