Quick! Everyone get over here as fast as you can!

[hippywife]

I'm in the process of making these RIGHT. NOW. :rofl:

http://stickygooeycreamychewy.com/2009/09/11/break-up-bars-and-getting-even/

[AwakeAtLast]

1. If only I could

Great name for them, too! :rofl:

[hippywife]

2. Check out her mixing instructions.

:rofl:

[Stinky The Clown]

3. "(and whisk them together violently)"

Hahahahaha

[tigereye]

4. from what I have read here, your kitchen would be a wonderful place to

check out!

those look scrumptious. I made some similar bars a few years back, but without the toffee...

[hippywife]

5. Well, I didn't have the toffee

so I made a pecan shortbread. It's cooling right now and I've got the caramel started. Guess I better keep an eye on it, huh? :rofl:

Thanx, tigereye. :hug:

[tigereye]

6. you are welcome! I love caramel. Just got some choc. caramel pecan candies

at Marshalls' X-mas food section. It was hell to get out of there - too damn many truffles were calling to me. :D

[hippywife]

7. Decisions, decisions.

:rofl:

The bars are all put together and we're just waiting for them to completely set. So I figure you still have about an hour to get here. Only half an hour if Bill gets a wild hair and can't wait. LOL

I topped them with almond slivers and sprinkled with salt like the chocolate caramel (crack)ers from smitten kitchen. :9

[tigereye]

8. wait, where are you?

:rofl:


It actually snowed some here tonight, so we are having a quiet night in for a change. Plus I had to get up really early to take the kiddo to a high school audition and went a bit wild at the All Clad sale, so I'm kind of burnt. :crazy:

[hippywife]

9. Oklahoma.

I think you can make it, no? LOL

Sounds like you did have a busy day. I'm pretty done in, myself.

[pengillian101]

10. Am I too late? I am such a night owl.

Those bars look amazing.

Have you ever had a Hello Dolly bar?


http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_hNUzNNaIAAw/R1AWh2cMIgI/AAAAAAAABMc/PlcFF0nWnuQ/s1600-R/hello+dollie+cookie.JPG

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Hello Dolly Cookies (also known as Magic Bars)
Print recipe only here.

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 cups graham crackers (about 8 crackers), ground in a food processor
1 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (or pecans)
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 325 degrees F if you're using a glass baking dish.

Melt butter in a small saucepan on the stove top.

Place graham crackers in a processor and pulse until they become crumbly. Combine them with the melted butter and place in an 8 X 8 baking dish, patting the crumb mixture down evenly with your hands. Layer the chocolate chips, coconut, and nuts on top of the graham cracker mix. Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the entire mixture.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is light brown.

Let cool completely before slicing.

Note: To make slicing the cookies easier, put the cooled baking dish into the refrigerator until slightly chilled. (Thanks, Mom!) Cut into bars or small squares (having a ruler isn't a bad idea). For Christmas trays, my mom places them in those miniature tinfoil coated cookie wrappers--they look festive and won't stick together that way.

Hello Dolly cookie bars are wonderfully versatile. Here are some delicious examples:

Valentina's recipe features a custard.
Lisa's includes cinnamon graham crackers and pecans.
Deb's recipe includes butterscotch chips.

By the way, if you haven't seen them yet, check out the editors' favorite holiday cookie recipes at epicurious.com. Just seeing those gorgeous pictures gets me in the mood to bake!


:hi:

[tigereye]

15. yeah, that would have been a bit far- sinice I'm in PA!

:D How did they turn out, anyway?

[kcass1954]

17. Save me one. I'll be there Tuesday.

(Hey, it's a long way from Florida!)

[Callalily]

11. I suspect by now the Cooking & Baking

Group has already eaten up all of your bars. They sure would have gone nice with the coffee I am sipping. *sigh* Maybe next time. ;)

[hippywife]

12. Plenty left.

They were pretty intense so a little went a long way. :D

[EFerrari]

13. Holy Toledo, there's more than a pound of butter in those bars!

LOL

They look beauteeful!

[hippywife]

14. I know!

:rofl:

[Vinca]

16. OMG - I swear I'm going to track you down if you keep posting stuff like this.

If you look up and see a drooling, old woman with her nosed pressed up against your kitchen window, you'll know it's me.