Congo Bars

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2005, America's Test Kitchen TV

Had a chewy, full-flavored blondie lately? Or one with coconut like this variation? No? Well, neither had we.

SERVES Makes 36 bars

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Blondies are first cousins to both brownies and chocolate chip cookies. Although blondies are baked in a pan like brownies, the flavorings are similar to those in chocolate chip cookies—vanilla, butter, and brown sugar. They’re sometimes la...

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