Magic cookie bar cookies have all the flavours of a magic bar but in cookie form. These chewy, no chill cookies are full of chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, graham cracker crumbs, and sweetened condensed milk. Together they all form an amazing magic chocolate chip cookie!
Who doesn't love magic cookie bars, also know as 7 layer bars or hello dolly bars. There are so many great flavours mixed into one dessert. These cookies are a fun twist on the classic dessert. If you love the bars you have to try these cookies!
Why You'll Love These Magic Cookie Bar Cookies
No dough chilling required. The recipe comes together quickly and the dough does not have to be chilled.
A fun twist on a classic dessert.I love magic cookie bars! These cookies have all the classic flavours but turned into an amazing chocolate chip cookie!
Perfect texture. They have a chewy centre with slightly crispy edges. They also have an extra crunch because of the pecans.
Step by Step Instructions
Start by preheating the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl or stand mixer cream together butter and sugars. Be sure to mix for a few good minutes, I like to do about 3. Add in vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. Beat until mixture is well combined.
In a second bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, graham cracker crumbs, and salt.
Add dry ingredients into wet and mix until combined.
In a medium sized bowl mix together the chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, and the sweetened condensed milk.
Add the mixture into the dough and mix till combined.
Using a large cookie/ice cream scoop (about 3 tbsp worth of dough) drop cookie dough onto baking sheet. Leave at least 2 inches of space between cookies.
Top each cookie dough ball with a little extra chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans.
Bake for 10-11 minutes or until cookies are golden brown on the edges. The middle may seems a little undercooked but cookies will harden after cooling. Let cookie fully cool on the baking trays before moving.
Frequently Asked Questions
STORING THE COOKIES
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to four days.
CAN I MAKE THE COOKIES SMALLER?
Yes, you can! Scoop 1.5 tbsp sized balls and bake for 8 minutes until edges are golden brown.
WHAT DOES SPOONED AND LEVELLED FLOUR MEAN?
Spooned and levelled flour refers to the way of measuring flour. To properly measure flour you should scoop spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and then level off the access by scraping with a knife. Scooping the measuring cup directly into your flour causes the flour to compress and you will get more flour than the recipe calls for.
HOW TO GET PERFECTLY ROUND COOKIES
As soon as the baked cookies are pulled from the oven place a round cookie cutter (a little bit large than the cookies) around the cookies and gently swirl it around. This will give your cookie a round shape. If you don’t have a cookie cutter you can use a glass or a jar lid.
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Magic Cookie Bar Cookies
Equipment
- baking pans
Ingredients
- 3/4 C salted butter at room temperature
- 1 C brown sugar
- 1/2 C white sugar
- 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 C all purpose flour *spooned and levelled
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 C graham crackers crumbs
- 3/4 C semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 C sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 C pecan pieces
- 1/4 C sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.3/4 C salted butter, 1 C brown sugar, 1/2 C white sugar
- Add in vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. Beat until mixture is well combined.1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 large egg, 1 egg yolk
- In a second bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, graham cracker crumbs, and salt.2 C all purpose flour, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 C graham crackers crumbs
- Add dry ingredients into wet and mix until combined.
- In a medium sized bowl mix together the chocolate chips, coconut, pecans, and the sweetened condensed milk.3/4 C semi sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 C sweetened shredded coconut, 1/4 C sweetened condensed milk, 1/2 C pecan pieces
- Add the mixture into the dough and mix till combined.
- Using a large cookie/ice cream scoop (about 3 tbsp worth of dough) drop cookie dough onto baking sheet. Leave at least 2 inches of space between cookies.
- Top each cookie dough ball with a little extra chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes or until cookies are golden brown on the edges. The middle may seems a little undercooked but cookies will harden after cooling. Let cookie fully cool on the baking trays before moving.
Notes
Holly
I love hello dolly bars so was excited to make them. The temperature should have been 375 as took a long time to cook! Also I could not taste anything but the chocolate! They were good but tasted like chewy chocolate chip cookies,
Simona
I upped the cookie to 1/2 cup of condensed milk, 1 cup coconut , 1 cup nuts and it really was delicious and chunky. Full of flavor
Cathy
Loved these cookies! They really do have that magic cookie bar taste!