Conga Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, plus
3 tablespoons butter
1 (1 lb) box brown sugar
3 eggs
2 2/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 350-degrees.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in the brown sugar, mixing well. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time; add the flour, salt and baking powder. Stir in chips and nuts. Spread evenly into a greased 10 x 15-inch jellyroll pan; press dough down evenly with moistened fingers. Bake until a tester comes out clean and sides begin to pull away from the pan, about 25-30 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool. cut into bars.