Hello Dolly Cookie Bars are a wonderful classic cookie recipe that is straight from the 60’s when Hello Dolly! was on Broadway. These cookies are ooey gooey and delicious with such a great nutty flavor. You can’t go wrong with chocolate, nuts, and coconut.
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🔑 Key to Success #1 – Start With A Tender Crust
When you’re making a graham cracker crust, you’ll want to make sure it’s not too thick.
For a 13×9-inch pan of Hello Dolly Bars, you’ll want about 1 1/2 cups of graham cracker crumbs. This is approximately 9 full sheets of graham crackers.
Tip! Use your food processor to turn graham crackers into crumbs. Just a few pulses is all you need.
🔑 Key to Success #2 – Firmly Press The Crust Into The Pan
Firmly pressing the graham cracker crust into the pan will allow the crust to hold together under the weight of all those yummy toppings.
If you don’t press the crust into the pan, you’ll end up with an ooey gooey but delicious mess.
🔑 Key to Success #3 – Drizzle, Don’t Dump
When it comes to the sweetened condensed milk, make sure you drizzle it and don’t dump it.
The sweetened condensed milk will soak down into the topping and the crust to make it all come together into one yummy dessert.
There’s no need to stir the condensed milk into the toppings.
As it cooks, it’ll make its way into all the nooks and crannies of the Hello Dolly Bars. Trust me on this.
This easy, casual dessert will be a family favorite for years to come.
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Hello Dolly Bars
Ingredients
- 1 stick 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups pecans chopped
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut flakes
- 1 can 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease 13X9-inch pan.
- Combine butter and graham cracker crumbs in bowl until moistened. Firmly press into bottom of baking pan.
- Top with chocolate chips then pecans then coconut flakes. Drizzle with sweetened condensed milk.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until coconut starts to toast. Remove from oven and cool completely. Cut into squares.