Outrageous Cookie Bars – delicious & easy treat packed with chocolate, coconut and pecans.
Outrageous Cookie Bars – A Treat Everyone Loves
I brought these Outrageous Cookie Bars to our friend’s cabin recently. Everyone loved them! When we headed home, I left behind a stash of bars, knowing, they would probably be enjoyed by guests coming the following weekend. I had to smile when Tracey texted this past Saturday from the cabin. Her text included a picture of the one remaining bar (and it was only noon) along with a request for the recipe. It appears that Tracey’s daughter and grandsons enjoyed these bars as well!
I confess. If my friend Tracey had not asked for this recipe, I was not planning to share it. These bars are essentially the same as the 7 layer bar. My recipe just happens to call them Outrageous Cookie Bars. Since they tend to show up at all of my family picnics, I assumed everyone had this recipe. But I am totally willing to respond to a request. Tracey, this one is for you!
Outrageous Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- 1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1 can 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
- 12 ounce package chocolate chips I use semi sweet
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped nuts I use pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in 13 x 9 baking pan in oven (glass pan is preferred.)
- Remove pan from oven and sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over butter. Stir well, then press onto bottom of pan.
- Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumbs. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Press down firmly.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Enjoy!
We so enjoyed our visit to your cabin. Thanks again for inviting us. I think all of the outdoor time at the cabin makes everything taste better! That’s the way it seems at my cabin too. So glad you kept a small personal stash for yourself. I totally get that.;-)
I know I have made the 7 layer bars before, but I don’t remember them being this good. What a treat to have good friends to the cabin for the weekend (great company was enough) but all the wonderful food you made us was just the icing on the cake. I still have a few of these bars hidden in my freezer for the next time I am up there, yum!