It's time to Fill the Cookie Jar! The theme for December is Christmas/Hanukah. When it came time to bake for this month, I immediately thought of the bars my friend Terra, over at Cafe Terra, had shared a while ago on facebook. These bars were a family recipe that Terra's mom has been making for years. I knew that her bars were going to be in my holiday baking line up, so what better time to try them out?!
Do to the fact that I live a bazillion miles from the grocery store, I have to improvise one ingredient with what I had on hand. Terra's original recipe used Hershey bars, and I didn't have any and wasn't about to drive back to town for candy bars, so I tweaked her chocolate layer a bit to be just chocolate chips.
These bars immediately got Truckin' Man's seal of approval! Even though we were testing them before they were completely set, and had to use forks! The perfect balance in each layer. I really need to bake with coconut more than once a year!
If you are interested in joining Fill The Cookie Jar group on facebook, fill out the form that can be found at Fill The Cookie Jar. Each month we bake a different theme for the cookie.
We bake, we share and we enjoy our cookies!
Mounds Bars (Source: Cafe Terra)
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and melted butter. Mix until completely combined. Press evenly into 9 x 13 pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.
While crust is cooling, mix together coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Stir well. Pour over cooled crust. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.
When cooled slightly, melt chocolate chips following directions on package. Spread melted chocolate over top coconut layer.
Let cool and set for a couple hours. Cut into squares. Store in airtight container.
Enjoy!
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Oh my, these look dangerous! Delicious too I might add :)
ReplyDeleteHow yummy do these look. They remind me of Naniamo bars. I would probably have been sampling them before they were cool too.
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you for not wanting to drive back to the store to get the candy bars - the semi sweet chocolate chips are "healthier" anyway, ha ha!
ReplyDeleteYUM! I love mounds and these look really good. Hmm...I have all the ingredients in my pantry to make them. :)
ReplyDeleteYummy!! Oh my, I want one right now. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a holiday treat with those coconut and chocolate flavors!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These look delicious and relatively simple. I think I will add this recipe to my Christmas baking list! Thank you for sharing :-) Now if we could just arrange for me to have one right now with a cup of coffee!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a delicious cookie, I love the coconut and of course chocolate is always a plus. So glad you shared with #fillthecookiejar.
ReplyDeleteI love anything with coconut and these sound so good.. YUM!
ReplyDeleteChocolate, coconut, grahams, what more could I ask for??? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteoooh, yeah. this is my kind of cookie jar filler!
ReplyDeleteMan oh man! (Er....Woman oh woman!=) What a fabulous and simple recipe. Mouth-watering for sure! So tickled you shared with us at Weekend Potluck.
ReplyDeletelol! Thanks so much, Marsha :)
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