Even though Hurricane Irene is on the way, I decided I might as well bake a little in case we lose power and I'm unable to use the oven tomorrow. I found a recipe last week called Congo Bars on Bakerella.com and they are a cross between chocolate chip cookies and brownies… also known as blondies. If we're going to be without power for a day [hopefully not more] we might as well have a yummy treat on hand!
I actually had most of the ingredients on hand for this recipe: flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, eggs, butter, chocolate chips and vanilla extract. First, I sifted together the flour, baking powder and salt and set it aside. Then, I mixed the softened butter and light brown sugar together until the butter was incorporated into the sugar. Next, I added the eggs and vanilla, and then slowly added in the flour mixture. I left a little flour aside to toss the chocolate chips in before I added them to the batter. This is a trick to prevent the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom of the pan while they bake.
I poured the batter into a 9x13 baking dish and they were ready to bake for about 45 minutes.
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| Ready to bake! |
When they came out of the oven they looked and smelled amazing! Can't wait to share these with my family when we are stuck inside during the storm!
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| All done! |
Stay tuned for next week :)
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