Got the following recipe from Penzey's: Hello Dolly Bars Prep Time: 10 minutes Baking Time: 20-25 minutes Yield: 3 dozen ?  C. butter, melted 1?  C. graham cracker crumbs 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 C. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are great) 1 C. chocolate chips 1-1/3 C. shredded coconut 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix butter, graham gracker crumbs, and cinnamon until well blended. Press mixture into bottom of an ungreased 9 X 13 baking dish to form a thin crust. _layer_ with nuts, chocolate chips, then coconut. In a small bowl, mix condensed milk with vanilla. Pour evenly over top of bars; bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly golden. I made these twice over the holidays, to rave reviews. Then a friend told me his aunt makes a similar item (called Magic Bars ), and my recipe was missing something. Anyone have an idea of what that might be (he didn't know). And yes, I could Google Magic Bars , but I'd much rather get a personal RFC opinion, if possible. Many thanks in advance...

Got the following recipe from Penzey's: Hello Dolly Bars Prep Time: 10 minutes Baking Time: 20-25 minutes Yield: 3 dozen ? C. butter, melted 1? C. graham cracker crumbs 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 C. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are great) 1 C. chocolate chips 1-1/3 C. shredded coconut 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract.... I made these twice over the holidays, to rave reviews. Then a friend told me his aunt makes a similar item (called Magic Bars ), and my recipe was missing something. Anyone have an idea of what that might be (he didn't know). And yes, I could Google Magic Bars , but I'd much rather get a personal RFC opinion, if possible.  Many thanks in advance... There's no cinnamon or vanilla in the ones I make, but here is the Magic Cookie Bars recipe I have used for many years, which one of my sons devours an entire batch of each Christmas while he drives just his two hours home...gack!  It's from the back of the milk can: Magic Cookie Bars 1/2 cup margarine or butter 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk) 1 cup (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 (3-1/2 oz.) can flaked coconut (1-1/3 cups) 1 cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 for glass dish).  In 9x13 baking dish, melt margarine/butter in oven.  Sprinkle crumbs over margarine/butter; pour Eagle Brand evenly over crumbs.  Top with remaining ingredients; press down firmly.  Bake 25-30 minutes, or until lightly browned.  Cool. Chill if desired.  Cut into bars.  Store loosely covered at room temperature.  (Makes 24 to 36 bars.)    Picky ~JA~

Magic bars are a variety of different bars usually using sweetened condensed milk.

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Got the following recipe from Penzey's: Hello Dolly Bars Prep Time: 10 minutes Baking Time: 20-25 minutes Yield: 3 dozen ?  C. butter, melted 1?  C. graham cracker crumbs 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 C. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are great) 1 C. chocolate chips 1-1/3 C. shredded coconut 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix butter, graham gracker crumbs, and cinnamon until well blended. Press mixture into bottom of an ungreased 9 X 13 baking dish to form a thin crust. _layer_ with nuts, chocolate chips, then coconut. In a small bowl, mix condensed milk with vanilla. Pour evenly over top of bars; bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly golden. I made these twice over the holidays, to rave reviews. Then a friend told me his aunt makes a similar item (called Magic Bars ), and my recipe was missing something. Anyone have an idea of what that might be (he didn't know). And yes, I could Google Magic Bars , but I'd much rather get a personal RFC opinion, if possible. Many thanks in advance... There's a thousand different recipes and names for this concoction