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Recipe Help: Hello Dolly Bars
In article >,
(j.j.) wrote:
> Got the following recipe from Penzey's:
>
> Hello Dolly Bars
>
> Prep Time: 10 minutes
> Baking Time: 20-25 minutes
> Yield: 3 dozen
>
> ½ C. butter, melted
> 1½ C. graham cracker crumbs
> 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
> 1 C. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are great)
> 1 C. chocolate chips
> 1-1/3 C. shredded coconut
> 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
> 1 tsp. vanilla extract
>
> Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix butter, graham gracker crumbs, and
> cinnamon until well blended. Press mixture into bottom of an
> ungreased
> 9" X 13" baking dish to form a thin crust. Layer with nuts,
> chocolate
> chips, then coconut. In a small bowl, mix condensed milk with
> vanilla.
> Pour evenly over top of bars; bake for 20-25 minutes, until
> lightly
> golden.
>
> I made these twice over the holidays, to rave reviews. Then a
> friend
> told me his aunt makes a similar item (called "Magic Bars"), and
> my
> recipe was missing something. Anyone have an idea of what that
> might
> be (he didn't know). And yes, I could Google "Magic Bars", but I'd
> much rather get a personal RFC opinion, if possible.
>
> Many thanks in advance... :-)
There's a thousand different recipes and names for this
concoction--one recipe I have calls for butterscotch chips along
with the chocolate chips. Give it a try next time...
Amy
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