German Chocolate Cake Bars

I love German Chocolate Cake, these bars are an easy delicious way to eat German Chocolate!

Crust:

1 box devil's food cake mix (not the kind with pudding added)

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

1 large egg

Filling:

1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk (I used fat free and it was fine)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 large egg

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup shredded coconut (I used sweetened coconut)

1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan (I used two 8 X 8 pans).

In a medium bowl, mix together the cake mix, butter and egg.

Press it into the bottom of the prepared pan and bake for 7 minutes and remove from the oven. The crust will not look done.

While the crust is baking, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, egg, pecans and coconut. 

Pour evenly over the warm crust and sprinkle evenly with the chocolate chips.

Bake for 24-30 minutes, until the top is a light golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.

NOTE: I didn't use any nuts so I added an extra cup of coconut.

Magic Cookie Bars

These cookies are delicious!!  I used to wait every year for Christmas time because I knew that I got these. This recipe is so easy and quick, NO MORE waiting!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 (14 oz.) can Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 cups flaked coconut

1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat 8 X 8-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray. COMBINE graham cracker crumbs and butter in small bowl. Press into bottom of prepared pan.

Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture.

Layer evenly with chocolate chips, coconut and nuts. Press down firmly with fork.

BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Loosen from sides of pan while still warm; cool on wire rack. Cut into bars or diamonds.

Note:

·         I did an extra 1 cup of Coconut instead of the chopped nuts.

·         For perfectly cut cookie bars, line entire pan with foil, extending foil over edge of pan. Coat lightly with no-stick cooking spray. After bars have baked and cooled, lift up with edges of foil to remove from pan. Cut into bars.