- 1 pound dark brown sugar (about 2 cups firmly packed)
- 2/3 cup solid vegetable shortening, melted, cooled
- 3 large eggs
- 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and shortening in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Sift flour, baking powder and salt over batter; beat to blend. Mix in chocolate chips and nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan.
- Bake until top is golden and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs still attached, about 35 minutes. Cool in pan on rack; cut into bars.