These Congo Bars (Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars) are soft, decadent, and chewy in the center with loads of melty, gooey chocolate in every bite. They're the perfect easy, crowd-pleasing dessert!
Prep Time: 10 minutesmins
Cook Time: 30 minutesmins
Total Time: 40 minutesmins
Servings: 16servings
Ingredients
1 ½cupspacked brown sugar
11TBsalted butter, softened just to room temp (not melty)
Preheat oven to 325F, with rack on lower middle position. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan and set aside.
In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and stir until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Using rubber spatula, fold butter mixture with flour mixture just until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.
Press dough into prepared pan, using spatula to even out the surface. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or just until top is lightly browned. It should look puffy, soft, and golden. Center will still be soft.
Cool bars completely. Cut into squares. Store leftovers in airtight container at room temp.
Notes
Make sure not to overmix the batter for these bars as it can leave you with tough, hard blondies.
You want your bars to still be somewhat soft (slightly undercooked) in the middle after baking as they'll continue to cook and harden as they cool.
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