Recipe for Magic Cookie Bars

Here is a recipe for my favorite version of Magic Cookie Bars. Now if only there were a way to make them less fattening.

Magic Bars

1/2 C unsalted butter, melted

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 C sweetened flaked or shredded coconut

1 C semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 C peanut butter chips

1 C chopped walnuts or pecans

1 - 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place the rack in the center of the oven. Have ready a 9 x 9 inch (23 x 23 cm) square baking pan. Set aside.

Melt the butter and pour it into the bottom of your pan. Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs evenly over the butter. Sprinkle the coconut over the crumbs. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the coconut. Sprinkle the nuts over the chocolate chips. Finally, drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over all the ingredients. Do not mix the ingredients together, just layer them.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the squares comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Cut into squares. Store in the refrigerator. These bars can be frozen.

Makes about 16 - 2 inch squares.