Recipe of the Week
Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Bars
makes a 13 by 9-inch pan of bars
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 c. graham cracker crumbs
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. powdered sugar
1 c. butter. chilled and cut into pieces

Filling:
14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
2 Tablespoons cream
1 c. plus 1/3 c. sweetened flaked coconut
3/4 c. plus 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. plus 1/4 c. chopped nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (325 degrees for a glass baking dish) Combine all ingredients for crust in medium mixing bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture into the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake crust for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile in mixing bowl; mix sweetened condensed milk with egg and cream. Stir in 1 c. coconut, 1/2 c. of chocolate chips, and 1/2 c. chopped nuts. Pour mixture over baked crust; spreading evenly. Sprinkle 1/3 c. coconut, 1/4 c. chocolate chips and
1/4 c. nuts evenly over filling. Bake 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool. Cut into bars. Can be stored lightly covered in refrigerator for 1 week.
This recipe is an original. It is qute sweet, so bars can be cut small. Perfect for those who like the combination of coconut and chocolate.
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