A Special Treat For A Special Little Girl

My niece, Kayla, is the best little girl on the face of the planet (I'm a bit biased, as I am a proud, doting aunt). Yesterday, she broke her collar bone at karate (she wasn't actually doing karate at the time, but that's a story for another time). I immediately sprung into "make K feel better" mode and began plotting the care package to end all care packages. I knew that in addition to the books, princess wand and stickers, she needed an extra special treat. Enter the congo squares.

What's a congo square? Only the best treat ever. Think chocolate chip cookie in bar form. They are a Farkas family treat and are hands down the number 1 most requested item from my friends.

Every member of my family makes them. My brother once told me I make them better than my mom. I like to think its because I put the love in mine.

Tonight's batch has an extra dose of love and an extra helping of healing powers for my favorite K.

This week's recipe comes from this cookbook:
Its the official Farkas family cookbook. It contains all of the recipes from my mom's recipe box. After I made it a few years ago for her for Christmas, my sister in law gave me her recipe box and asked me to expand on it. Its nice to have all of our family recipes in one location.

Congo Squares

2/3 c margarine
1 package brown sugar
2 3/4 c flour
2 1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
3 eggs
1 c nuts, chopped (I use walnut)
1 package chocolate chips

Melt margarine and mix with brown sugar. Add eggs one at a time, then rest of ingredients. Put batter into a 9x13 pan. Bake 25 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Note: These are best when they are slightly undercooked, so keep any eye on them.

The finished product: