Coffee Congo Bars
Buttery, chewy bites of melted chocolate with a hint of coffee. What's not to love?
Ingredients
- ¾ cup salted butter 1 1/2 sticks
- 1¼ cups brown sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsps instant espresso powder look in the baking section of your store
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cups chocolate chips semi-sweet, dark, or milk chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F
- Line a metal pan, 9x13 inch, with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a glass mixing bowl, melt butter in the microwave, or on medium heat on the stovetop.
- If melted on the stove top, pour the butter into a mixing bowl.
- Stir in brown sugar and syrup.
- Let is cool a bit, 4-5 minutes.
- Whisk in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add all the dry ingredients and mix with a large spoon, just until it's mixed in well. Don't over stir
- Add chocolate chips and gently stir.
- Press and spread the dough into your baking dish. This can be a bit tricky with the parchment paper, but press all the way to the corners making sure it's evenly distributed.
- Bake 20-24 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean, but it should just be set in the middle. remember these are a bit gooey. Don't overbake or they will be dry. (23 minutes is perfect in my oven.)
- Cool before cutting if you want clean cuts. Otherwise, dig in!