if you love soft chocolate chips cookies then you are going to fall madly in love with these Congo bars. To me, they are the perfect chocolate chip cookie; chocolaty, nutty and a breeze to make – a foolproof recipe. No need to pull out a mixer for this one folks!

I remember one time; I was running my mouth on the phone while making this and quickly remembered I did not include butter. And it was in the baking pan already­ – Aaaarrrggghhh!! So I dumped the cake back in the bowl, add the butter, placed it back in the baking pan and baked. Holy moly! It came out really good.. Boy was I relieved.

The first time I ran across this recipe I was elated and glad to have finally come across an African dessert made out of chocolate…so I though, then recently, I stumbled upon it’s history and my whole world shattered. Ok, maybe this is gross exaggeration but I was really disappointed Sometimes, it’s  better to stay in your blissful ignorance .I was always so  proud to present this as a true African Chocolate dessert. Anyways, I have this chocolate puff puff here that I created to console myself- they are really good you should give it a try.

I based this recipe off of this my brownie recipe, fluffed it up a tiny bit and converted it to coconut -land. The toasted coconut gives it a nutty flavor without it being overpowering with nuts. It is customary to also include pecans in these bars – so feel free to include some. These disappear quickly adults and kids both enjoy, so double up. I would truly advise not to make this when you are all alone. You will eat the whole thing- You have been warned!  For an ultimate experience serve with vanilla ice cream on the side Enjoy!    

 

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