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Chocolate Coconut Bars

July 19, 2009 By 3 Comments



Chocolate Coconut Bars
Some weekends I just get a dessert-making mania. And because I am forever running across recipe after recipe that looks SO tempting, by the time a dessert-mania weekend rolls around, I usually have quite a backlog. And while the dog is more than happy to do her part, there is only so much dessert the Jacksons can eat. (and before I start getting messages about it, I do know that chocolate is not for dogs. No matter how hard they argue with you that it IS.)

Anyway, this weekend I am in luck, because today I am going to see my completely perfect brand-new 11 day old nephew Liam, and I promised his mama that I would bring along some dinner for her and the papa. And what is dinner without…DESSERT. Especially for people who are waking up every two hours. They DESERVE dessert. They NEED it. So, those delectable little chocolate coconut bars are on their way to Liam’s house. Well, most of them, anyway.

This is a very easy bar recipe that comes from Martha Stewart’s Cookie A Day newsletter. If I had 2 more hours in each day I would make her cookies every day – each one sounds better than the next. So it is probably good there are NOT 2 more hours in each day. It disciplines me to pick and choose only the ones I cannot live without. Like these.



Chocolate Coconut Bars cooling in pan
A couple of pieces of advice on this one. When she says to use parchment paper — use parchment paper. These are sticky little devils. Parchment paper will make your life better. You can find it in the baking aisle at your supermarket. Next, when she says to make sure the condensed milk doesn’t touch the sides of the pan, she is not kidding. If it does, the cookies will hang onto the pan for dear life. If it doesn’t, you will be able to lift these little devils right out.

It’s really not as scary as I just made it sound. And let me tell you, these are WORTH IT. Check out the link below.

Chocolate Coconut Bars

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  1. whiterice says:
    July 20, 2009 at 2:35 am

    These look SO good – trying to convince kimchi to make them this week! Beautiful pictures as always!

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  2. Kate Morgan Jackson says:
    July 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Thanks — they are VERY addictively good! And thanks for your nice words about the pictures, they look a lot better thanks to all your great help and advice!

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  3. Sharon Creech says:
    July 30, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Definitely making these this weekend! YUM.

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