This Eagle Brand bar cookie was an old favourite when our kids were growing up. It's quick to prepare and chocolaty. Even those who don’t normally get excited about coconut will love these cookies. They are best with large flakes of coconut and with roughly chopped walnuts. If you use a food processor, chop the nuts with short spurts of pulse action. Use only sweetened condensed milk, the type of canned milk that is thick and syrupy. These bars are nice warm, but for best presentation and flavour serve them the following day if you can stand the wait.
MAGIC COOKIE BARS
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 [14 oz] can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 cups pure chocolate chips
1-1/3 cups large flaked coconut
1 cup roughly chopped nuts
• Heat the oven to 350F.
• Coat a 13x9-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs and butter.
• Press into bottom of prepared pan.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the crumb mixture.
• Layer evenly the chocolate chips, coconut and the nuts.
• Press down firmly.
• Bake the bar for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool.
• Cut into bars or diamonds.
• Cut into bars or diamonds.
• Store covered at room temperature.
