Shirley's Congo Squares

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup flaked coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and brown sugar, and add eggs. mix, and set aside.
• 2 sift and mix together flour, baking powder, and salt, and add to creamed mixture.
• 3 mix, and add nuts, chocolate chips, and coconut if you like it.
• 4 pour into a greased 9x13" pan, and bake at 350, for 25-30 minutes.
• 5 when almost cool, cut into 2" squares.