Name: Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (melted); 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 cup milk chocolate chips; 1 cup butterscotch chips; 1 cup white chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut; 1 can sweetened condensed milk ((14 ounces))

These Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars are loaded with 3 kinds of chocolate chips, coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and nuts all on top of a graham cracker crust. They are ready in a matter of minutes and taste like heaven!

These Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars mix together graham crackers, chocolate, walnuts, coconut, and condensed milk for the perfect flavor.

Sometimes these seven layer bars are referred to as Hello Dolly Bars; The Hello Dolly name is a reference to the Broadway musical “Hello, Dolly!” which was a popular musical when these bars were created in the mid-1960s. The easy cookie bars are assembled in seven layers, and they are incredibly delicious

melted butter
graham cracker fine crumbs
chopped walnuts
milk chocolate chips (or semi-sweet chocolate chips)
butterscotch chips
white chocolate chips
shredded coconut flakes
sweetened condensed milk

How to make Seven Layer Magic Cookies Bars:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Pour melted butter into a 13×9-inch baking pan lined with parchment paper (I used a glass pan for this recipe).
Spread graham cracker crumbs evenly across the bottom of the pan, trying to evenly coat the crumbs in the butter.
Add a layer of chopped walnuts, then sprinkle chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and white chocolate chips. Pour condensed milk over all the layers, covering everything entirely.
Top bars with coconut.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the top is a light golden brown. Cool to room temperature before cutting

Tips for delicious 7-layer Magic Bars:

Mix it up by adding peanut butter chips instead of butterscotch, they go perfect with the buttery graham cracker crust.
You can make your own graham cracker crumbs with a food processor or rolling pin
These 7-layer bars can last up to 3 months in a freezer-safe container in the freezer. At room temperature expect this Magic Cookie Bars Recipe to last up to 4 days in a airtight container.

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Homemade Big Hunk Candy Bars
Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars (with mom’s famous frosting!)
Sheet Pan Funfetti Cookie Bars
S’mores Magic Bars
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Serves: 20

Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars Recipe

These Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars are loaded with 3 kinds of chocolate chips, coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and nuts all on top of a graham cracker crust.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter melted
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 ounces)

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Pour melted butter into a 13×9-inch baking pan.
Spread graham cracker crumbs evenly across the pan.
Add your layer of chopped walnuts, then milk chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and white chocolate chips. Pour condensed milk over all the layers, covering everything entirely.
Top with coconut.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the top is a light golden brown.

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Nutrition

Calories: 344 kcal · Carbohydrates: 40 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 20 g · Saturated Fat: 11 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 22 mg · Sodium: 162 mg · Potassium: 194 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 34 g · Vitamin A: 207 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 96 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

9×13" Baking Dish
Rubber spatula

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Questions & Reviews

Colleen Smith says:

This was the first "cookie" I let my young sons make for Christmas many years ago. They loved doing it and were so proud of themselves when they were done and tasted so good. Just in case someone wants to make them and only has chocolate chips, that's the way we made them. They were very good that way. So, all the different chips are not "needed" to make them good. The cool thing is that both of my sons are grown and are fathers and they still remember making these. Plus, they are both wonderful cooks.

Criss Meredith says:

I was just wondering if you could substitute something in place of the coconut. I'm not really a fan and neither is my husband. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! :)

Cyd says:

Just leaving the coconut out all together shouldn't make that much of a difference.

Bonnie says:

so maybe we did them wrong, but they did not look like your picture. I have never used sweetened condensed milk. It did not just "pour" over the top. It was so thick and gooey. Are you sure we aren't supposed to spread that on top and then add the coconut?

Cyd says:

We just drizzle it over the top.

Cyd says:

We fixed it. Thanks so much!

Mandi says:

These are delicious! But mine fell apart. What did I do wrong? Not bake them long enough?

Alex says:

I had the same problem of them falling apart :(

Jodi says:

Hello....I make these once a week in my home.....the first time I made them mine fell apart to...I decided to try adding more butter to Graham...my base then stayed together therefore everything else stayed too....hope this helps....

Carrie says:

They are really tasty with cornflake crumbs as the base versus graham cracker. The box of Kellogg crumbs usually has the recipe on the box. Always a hit!

Denice W says:

I love the idea of just melting the butter then spreading the graham cracker crumbs, this is where my recipe always failed! Much more conformity to the layers this way! Thanks! Will also try adding more butter, per one of the comments above. More butter can't hurt, am I right?!

Sarah says:

Maybe you are supposed to hear up the condensed milk a little first so it will pour?

Tee says:

Do u think you could add grade jelly to the chips?

Cyd says:

Never heard of adding grape jelly, but you could surely give it a try! :)

Ashley says:

I accidentally put the coconut on before pouring the condensed milk ok top. Hoping the turn out ok!

Jenn says:

My sister-in-law made a version of these a few years ago at Christmas, I fell in love! Her version uses vanilla wafers instead of the graham cracker crust. Sooo yummy! I am not a fan of graham cracker crusts, so I was hooked. I use the same amount of crumbs and if needed a little more butter.

Cyd says:

YUM! We love any recipe with Vanilla Wafers. Sounds delicious. Thanks so much for sharing.

bonnie says:

to those whom had them fall apart. try melting your butter then adding the crumbs to the; butter mix well then place into pan. you may have not evenly distributed the butter into the crumbs. and any cookie crumb will work .also be sure that with whatever flavor you use in chips.. it totals 3 cups in all.

Cynthia Willis says:

The first time I ever ate these, it was courtesy of my first boyfriend, my sr year in high school. They were a hit with my family as well. I can’t eat them without thinking of him. I’ll be celebrating our 50th anniversary of our class in a couple of years, and it’s still just as tasty today! Thanks for the sweet reminder.

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Colleen Smith says:

This was the first "cookie" I let my young sons make for Christmas many years ago. They loved doing it and were so proud of themselves when they were done and tasted so good. Just in case someone wants to make them and only has chocolate chips, that's the way we made them. They were very good that way. So, all the different chips are not "needed" to make them good. The cool thing is that both of my sons are grown and are fathers and they still remember making these. Plus, they are both wonderful cooks.
Criss Meredith says:

I was just wondering if you could substitute something in place of the coconut. I'm not really a fan and neither is my husband. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! :)
Cyd says:

Just leaving the coconut out all together shouldn't make that much of a difference.
Bonnie says:

so maybe we did them wrong, but they did not look like your picture. I have never used sweetened condensed milk. It did not just "pour" over the top. It was so thick and gooey. Are you sure we aren't supposed to spread that on top and then add the coconut?
Cyd says:

We just drizzle it over the top.
Cyd says:

We fixed it. Thanks so much!
Mandi says:

These are delicious! But mine fell apart. What did I do wrong? Not bake them long enough?
Alex says:

I had the same problem of them falling apart :(
Jodi says:

Hello....I make these once a week in my home.....the first time I made them mine fell apart to...I decided to try adding more butter to Graham...my base then stayed together therefore everything else stayed too....hope this helps....
Carrie says:

They are really tasty with cornflake crumbs as the base versus graham cracker. The box of Kellogg crumbs usually has the recipe on the box. Always a hit!
Denice W says:

I love the idea of just melting the butter then spreading the graham cracker crumbs, this is where my recipe always failed! Much more conformity to the layers this way! Thanks! Will also try adding more butter, per one of the comments above. More butter can't hurt, am I right?!
Sarah says:

Maybe you are supposed to hear up the condensed milk a little first so it will pour?
Tee says:

Do u think you could add grade jelly to the chips?
Cyd says:

Never heard of adding grape jelly, but you could surely give it a try! :)
Ashley says:

I accidentally put the coconut on before pouring the condensed milk ok top. Hoping the turn out ok!
Jenn says:

My sister-in-law made a version of these a few years ago at Christmas, I fell in love! Her version uses vanilla wafers instead of the graham cracker crust. Sooo yummy! I am not a fan of graham cracker crusts, so I was hooked. I use the same amount of crumbs and if needed a little more butter.
Cyd says:

YUM! We love any recipe with Vanilla Wafers. Sounds delicious. Thanks so much for sharing.
bonnie says:

to those whom had them fall apart. try melting your butter then adding the crumbs to the; butter mix well then place into pan. you may have not evenly distributed the butter into the crumbs. and any cookie crumb will work .also be sure that with whatever flavor you use in chips.. it totals 3 cups in all.
Cynthia Willis says:

The first time I ever ate these, it was courtesy of my first boyfriend, my sr year in high school. They were a hit with my family as well. I can’t eat them without thinking of him. I’ll be celebrating our 50th anniversary of our class in a couple of years, and it’s still just as tasty today! Thanks for the sweet reminder.

Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars Recipe

How to make Seven Layer Magic Cookies Bars:

Tips for delicious 7-layer Magic Bars:

Delicious Bars Recipes you’ll want to try:

Other Layered Desserts we love: