Saturday, June 28, 2008

Chocolate Coconut Bars

Ingredients
  • 3 C finely ground cookies (12 oz.) such as graham crackers or chocolate wafers
  • 1/4 C sugar
  • 3/4 C (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter melted
  • 1 C pecan pieces
  • 1 C semisweet chocolate chips or chunks
  • 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1-1/2 C sweetened shredded coconut flakes
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 375, line a large cookie sheet (with sides) with parchment paper (smear sheet with butter or shortening so the paper sticks).
  2. In a large bowl, stir together cookie crumbs, sugar, and butter until combined. Press evenly onto bottom of prepared cookie sheet. Bake rotating halfway through, until firm, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool about 20 min.
  3. Sprinkle cooled crust evenly with pecans and chocolate chips. Pour condensed milk over the top, spreading to cover completely. Sprinkle with coconut, pat down with a spatula so it doesn't brown too quickly.
  4. Bake until coconut is toasted, 10-15 minutes. Transfer to rack, cool completely. Cut into squares.

**You can experiment with the toppings and use a combo of choc. and butterscotch chips or use a different type of nut. Makes about 20 bars.

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