Pinned & prepped: Hello Dolly bars

2012 June 26

by Emily Hill

Friday night I had THE WORST craving for some sort of decadent baked good so I browsed the collection of dessert recipes on my Pinterest “suh-weet!” board.

And I found just what I was looking for when these Hello Dolly bars scrolled to the top of my screen.

Graham crackers, walnuts, chocolate chips, coconut and sweetened condensed milk? SOLD!
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Source: eatliverun.com via Emily on Pinterest

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I consider these Hello Dolly cookie bars from eat, live, run a total success—they satisfied my sweet tooth with just one serving.

Of course, that didn’t stop me from eating at least half the pan.

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I did find the 25-minute bake time about 5 minutes too long (mine got a little toasty), so I’d cut the time down to 18 to 20 minutes and check them as they bake. Also, I think I’m going to try them in a 9×9-inch pan next time so they’re extra thick and chewy.

Oh, and grease the pan too. I had to soak mine for a bit before washing. (Not that I mind; it means I can wait another day to clean it.)

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What you’ll need for the original recipe:

Sweetened flaked coconut
Butter
Graham crackers
Walnuts
Chocolate chips
Sweetened condensed milk
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vanessa permalink

June 26, 2012

Oh these kind of bars are my favorite :)
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Emily Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:29 am
I had no idea! I shall file away that bit of info for later use. ;)
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Kristina P. permalink

June 26, 2012

I don’t like coconut much, but I do like these bars.
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Emily Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:31 am
You and Steph. What is wrong with you two? I’m not sure we can still be friends.
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Jeanette permalink

June 26, 2012

This is just the kind of think I was craving this weekend too, except I had no coconut! Had to settle for a peanut butter, oatmeal, chocolate concoction, which wasn’t the end of the world.
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Emily Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:31 am
Um, I’d say not. LOVE peanut butter and all those other goodies!
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Carly permalink

June 27, 2012

These look amazing!!! I love sweetened condensed milk so much. I am going to have to try these and not tell anyone I made them at my house so I can eat them all.

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Emily Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
I try doing that but somehow the smell of baked goods in the oven always gives me away. (And I hear these truly are better in a square pan, so try that!)
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