Magic Cookie Bars

by SugarAndButter
Prep: 10m
Cook: 30m
dessert, baked good
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Ingredients
Servings:16
1/2cupbutter
1cupgraham cracker crumbs
1cupsweetened shredded coconut
1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
1cupchopped nuts
14ozsweetened condensed milk
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Instructions
  1. 1

    Melt the butter

    Preheat your oven to 350°F. Place the butter in a 9-inch square baking pan and pop it in the oven just until melted, then tilt the pan to coat the bottom evenly.

  1. 2

    Layer it up

    On top of the melted butter, sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs in an even layer, then the coconut, then the chocolate chips, then the chopped nuts. Don't stir — each layer stays put and that's exactly how these bars get their stripes.

  2. 3

    Pour and bake

    Pour the sweetened condensed milk over everything, letting it settle into all the layers on its own. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

  3. 4

    Cool completely

    Let the bars cool in the pan on a wire rack for several hours at room temperature before cutting into squares.

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Magic Cookie Bars

Created by: SugarAndButter

Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 30m
Servings: 16

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

  1. Melt the butterPreheat your oven to 350°F. Place the butter in a 9-inch square baking pan and pop it in the oven just until melted, then tilt the pan to coat the bottom evenly.
  2. Layer it upOn top of the melted butter, sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs in an even layer, then the coconut, then the chocolate chips, then the chopped nuts. Don't stir — each layer stays put and that's exactly how these bars get their stripes.
  3. Pour and bakePour the sweetened condensed milk over everything, letting it settle into all the layers on its own. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
  4. Cool completelyLet the bars cool in the pan on a wire rack for several hours at room temperature before cutting into squares.

Notes & Tips

Here's the thing about magic bars: the magic is really just chemistry. That sweetened condensed milk is packed with sugar and almost no water, so as it bakes it turns syrupy and binds every layer together into one chewy, gooey bar — no mixing required. Resist the urge to cut into these while they're warm; they need that long cool-down to firm up enough to slice cleanly. If you're impatient (no judgment, I am too), pop the pan in the fridge for the last hour to speed things along.