Holiday Cranberry Magic Cookie Bars
"These make a wonderful addition to any holiday cookie tray and well received by guests, these are sweet so a small piece goes a long way :)"
photo by jfreed
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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30
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups vanilla chips
- 1 1⁄2 cups dried cranberries
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup pecan halves
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 11 x 7-inch or a 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
- Combine cracker crumbs and butter.
- Lightly press into prepared baking dish (do not pack down hard).
- In a bowl combine all the remaining ingredients; mix well.
- Gently spoon over crust.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown (don't overbake!).
- Cut into bars or triangle shapes.
- Store in refrigerater.
- Note: these bars can be made without the cranberries, they taste just as good.
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Reviews
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Ghastly sweet. -
Great recipe! We made it with semi-sweet chocolate chips and walnuts instead of vanilla chips and pecans. They were a big hit at my wife's office party. They were a bit difficult to cut before being refridgerated, but sliced much easier once they were cool
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VERY good. Next time (there will be many next times) I think I'm going to melt the vanilla chips (I used white chocolate chips). They didn't melt at all on the crust! Not a big deal, since they're so good, but just a personal preference. -
These little bars were a hit!! They were super easy to make and look very pretty for a bar cookie. They are delish. I cut them into very small squares because they're really rich. A must try! -
WOW!! These were the hit of my cookie exchange party!! I baked them in a 11x17 pan and used white chocolate chips and Craisins for the dried cranberries. I cute them in to 1 inch squares and they were so sweet and moist. These are now part of my holiday baking traditions! Thank You Kittencal!
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Tweaks
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This is a nice twist on the "traditional" 7 layer or magic cookie bar recipe. I substituted dark chocolate for the white and walnuts for the pecans. A wonderful and quick fall dessert--especially considering I had to make my own sweetened condensed milk (<a href="/25226">Sweetened Condensed Milk</a>). Bravo!
