Yum! I remember my aunt making these for us ages ago. They are so moist and chewy and delicious! My husband prefers plain chocolate chip cookies.

I had never heard of Congo Bars when my future daughter-in-law asked me to bake them for a shower. She said they were what she wanted! I liked them too. Take note, however, they are VERY sweet.

Could be also known as "old faithful!" Very easy, quick, & yummo!

I found these bars way too sweet and too mushy. Next time I would 1/2 the chocolate and add more flour.

These are delicious! I made my own version by exchanging the walnuts for half a cup chopped almonds and half a cup shredded coconut. I also used chopped dark chocolate instead of the chocolate chips. They are admittedly very sinful, chock full of fat and sugar...but I served them instead of dessert on Thanksgiving and everyone begged for some to take home.

I love these. Just like a chocolate cookie, but a moist bar instead. Great recipe!

I uped the butter to 1 cup, brown sugar to 2.5 cups, combo of m&m's and choc chips to make about a cup of chocolate pieces total. Also used 9x13 pan instead. still only cooked for 30 minutes so they are chewy and moist like brownies. This is a traditional recipe for my family, we used to make these all the time when I was a kid. They are fantastic and easy to make!

I made these for a barbecue. Everyone said that they liked them. I personally didn't care for them. I don't know if they really liked them, or if they were just being polite. Of course they all got eaten.

Yes this was really good BUT! it just didn't cook in the middle. I made this for company coming over and had to explain what happened. They ate it and liked it- but they were still undercooked inside. I even turned the temp down. Therefore, I will not make these again.

These turned out pretty well. I took others' recommendations and used a third cup shortening and a third cup of butter (instead of a full two thirds cup of shortening) and reduced the chocolate chips to one and a half cups.

Moist chewey simple bar. Everyone enjoys this one and they dissppear fast.

Chewy, delicious and easty too! I substituted oil for the marg. and baked in a 9x13 - it came out so thin I can't imagine what it would have been like in a 10x15.

I really wanted to like this recipe, I was hoping to add it to my catering menu. It was easy to make and only took a few minutes, but I didn't care for the final product. When I read that they were chewy I was expecting the texture of a fresh baked Toll House cookie, but that isn't the case. These are chewy the way caramel is chewy. The taste wasn't bad, just not what I was hoping for. To sum it up, my expert cookie tasters (my kids) didn't even ask for seconds.

My Mom used to make these when I was a kid. She called them Congo Squares. They are delicious.

Very easy and quick to make. I heat the shortening and brown sugar in a big pot and use the same pot to do all the mixing for the recipe - saves on dirty dishes!Great for a quick recipe to take to a friends house or work!

I used all butter, release foil and baked for almost 25 minutes in a 325 degree oven, perfect. I used a mix of chocolate chips and mini m&m baking pieces but a bit more than a cup will be sufficient next time. I omitted the nuts for a change of pace. I actually made two batches of these, one to take to a friend who had surgery. They turned out well, nice layer of crisp{very thin on top}and then nice and soft and chewy and filled with chocolate, what could be better? The kids love them too. I gave them 4 stars and will use this recipe instead of my old stand-by for congo bars, Thanx

The kids loved these(and parents too), top layer is crispy and the inside is nice and chewey. I wouldn't change anything. Thanks for recipe.