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Hello Dolly Bars

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Hello Dolly Bars
Becky Luigart-Stayner; Jan Gautro
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Worthy of a Special Occasion

These bar cookies are also known as seven-layer bars. They can create a sticky mess in the pan, so it's crucial to line it with parchment paper. Because the milk needs to seep into the graham cracker crumbs, don't pack the crumbs too tightly in the bottom of the pan.

Yield: 24 servings (serving size: 1 bar)

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2  cups  graham cracker crumbs (about 9 cookie sheets)
  • 2  tablespoons  butter, melted
  • 1  tablespoon  water
  • 1/3  cup  semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3  cup  butterscotch morsels
  • 2/3  cup  flaked sweetened coconut
  • 1/4  cup  chopped pecans, toasted
  • 1  (15-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper; cut off excess parchment paper around top edge of pan.

Place crumbs in a medium bowl. Drizzle with butter and 1 tablespoon water; toss with a fork until moist. Gently pat mixture into an even layer in pan (do not press firmly). Sprinkle chips and morsels over crumb mixture. Top evenly with coconut and pecans. Drizzle milk evenly over top. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly around edges. Cool completely on wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
123 (32% from fat)
Fat:
4.4g (sat 2.3g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.6g)
Protein:
2.1g
Carbohydrate:
19.1g
Fiber:
0.5g
Cholesterol:
5mg
Iron:
0.3mg
Sodium:
64mg
Calcium:
50mg
Julianna Grimes Ann Taylor Pittman, Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2007

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
Grammy
This has been a favorite of our family for years but we have always used saltine crackers instead of graham crackers. Cuts some of the sweetness perfectly.12/06/09

5 stars
shorebird
this is indeed an old reciipe. the recipe ingredients and instructions -melt 1 stick of butter in 9" pan, spread graham cracker crumbs over the melted butter. i have never used water. lager the the coconut, 6 oz of chips, and 1 (one) cup of cut pepans. then pour 1 can condesed mill over the layers. Bake @350 degrees for 25-30 mins... NOTICE- NO WATER!11/20/09