Tasty Tuesday!

I have a huge sweet tooth and when I say huge I mean it!  When I was little my mom could guarantee if we had cookies or icing in the freezer it would not be there long.  My mom has told me stories of opening the freezer and finding a spoon in the icing container or opening up the holiday baking and finding only one left (if any).
I would like say as an adult I am better when reality is....nope!  I just make sure I try not to bake to often so that we do not have the sweets in the house as home made baking is a weakness for me.

With that being said over the holidays baking is something that I love to do with my girls.  My grandma made me a cook book and there are recipes in it that I made with her when I was small. I love being able to pass on the things I loved to do with her with my own girls.  The following recipe is so easy to make with your children and easy for them to do it all up to putting it into the oven.  Plus it does not take long to make so it works with their shortened attention span.  This is also a huge hit at any get together I attend or cookie exchange.  As with everything I make there is always options to make it a bit healthier though most importantly have fun!

Magic Cookie Bar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1  can  Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut (unsweetened)
1 cup chopped nuts 
 
-Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees for glass dish). Coat 13x9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
-Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter. 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 a fork.
-Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store covered at room temperature.

 

 

Enjoy!