Magic Cookie Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Combine the melted butter and graham cracker crumbs in a small bowl with your hands (the mixture should hold together when squeezed). Pour the mixture into the prepared dish and press it into the bottom in an even layer, using the bottom of a measuring cup to help. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crumbs, then sprinkle the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pecans and coconut over the milk.
• Bake until the sides are golden brown and begin to pull away from the dish, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in the dish. Cut into 48 small pieces (they are rich). The cookies can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Into bottom of 9 x1 3 pan pour melted margarine. Sprinkle crumbs evenly over melted margarine, chopped nuts over crumbs, then distribute chocolate chips over nuts. Add the coconut and pour milk over all.
• Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Cool 15 minutes before cutting into finger length bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for glass baking pan). In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly on bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture. Layer evenly with remaining ingredients; press down firmly with fork.
• Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Chill if desired. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store covered at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl; press into an 8x11-inch glass casserole dish. Pour condensed milk evenly over the crust. Sprinkle chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans evenly on top and press down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool before cutting.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees for glass dish). Coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
• Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. Press into bottom of prepared pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture. Layer evenly with chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Press down firmly with a fork.
• Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store covered at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° (325° for glass dish).
• In 13 x 9-inch baking pan, melt margarine in oven.
• Sprinkle crumbs over margarine; pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumbs.
• Layer evenly with remaining ingredients; press down firmly.
• Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned, cool.
• Chill if desired.
• Cut into bars.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.
• Variations; 7-Layer Magic Cookie Bars: Substitute 1 cup (6 ounces) butterscotch flavored chips for 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and proceed as directed above.
• Peanut butter flavored chips or white chocolate chips may be substituted for butterscotch flavored chips.
• Magic Peanut Cookie Bars: Substitute 2 cups (about 3/4 pound) chocolate-covered peanuts for semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
• Magic Rainbow Cookie Bars: Substitute 2 cups plain candy-coated chocolate candies for semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter, mix well an press mixture into the bottom of one 18x26 inch pan. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crust. Layer the chocolate chips, coconut and nuts on top. Press down gently into the "goo".
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly brown. Let cookies cool completely before cutting into 2x2 inch squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Pour melted margarine into a 9x13-inch pan. Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs evenly over the margarine. Place the chopped nuts over the crumbs, and scatter the chocolate and butterscotch chips over the nuts. Add the coconut over all, and pour the milk evenly over the top.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly brown on top. Cool at least 20 minutes, then cut into desired sized bars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 13- by 9-inch baking pan. Line it with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides.
• In a food processor, process the graham crackers until finely ground. (You should have about 2 3/4 cups.) Add brown sugar, baking powder and salt and pulse to combine. While machine is running, add butter and egg and process until the crumbs are completely moistened and large clumps have formed.
• Tip the graham cracker mixture out into the prepared pan. Crumble the mixture to divide it evenly across the bottom of the pan, then use your fingers to spread it out into an even layer, lightly pressing it into the pan. Bake the crust until it is set and dry, about 15 minutes.
• Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the crust and spread it out into an even layer. Sprinkle half the chocolate and half the pecans evenly over the surface. Sprinkle the coconut on in an even layer. Then sprinkle the remaining chocolate and nuts evenly over the top.
• Bake until toppings are evenly golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack. To serve, lift the bar out of the pan using the parchment overhang, transfer it to a cutting board and cut into 15 bars.

Steps:

• Melt butter and mix in the graham cracker crumbs.
• Press the mixture into the bottom of an 11x13 pan.
• Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the top.
• Sprinkle with the chocolate and peanut butter chips.
• Sprinkle with the coconut.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 350°F.
• Remove from oven and let cool for about 20 minutes before cutting.
• I think these are best the second day.