How to Make Magic Cookie Bars in Minutes

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk + sugar

Coconut cream provides a dairy-free option while evaporated milk + sugar is more economical.

semisweet chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar chopped

Dark chocolate chips have less sugar while a chopped chocolate bar can be more affordable.

butterscotch chips

🥗Healthier: caramel chips

💰Cheaper: toffee bits

Caramel chips offer a similar flavor while toffee bits can be less expensive.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: pumpkin seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pumpkin seeds are a healthier nut alternative while sunflower seeds are typically cheaper.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Place a stick of butter in the baking pan and put it in the oven to melt.

Once the butter is melted, line the pan with parchment paper to make it easier to lift the bars out later.

Add 1.5 cups of graham cracker crumbs evenly over the melted butter in the pan.

Layer unsweetened coconut on top of the graham cracker crumbs.

Sprinkle 1 cup of mixed nuts (pecans and pistachios) evenly over the coconut.

Add dark chocolate chips over the nuts.

Pour coconut sweetened condensed milk evenly over the entire mixture in the pan.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 20 minutes until the topping is bubbly and golden.

Remove from the oven and let cool before slicing into desired pieces.

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