These magic cookie bars are one of our all-time favorite desserts. They’re so simple to make, yet they seem really fancy. If you want to dress them up, serve them warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. You’ll make some people very happy.

However, these stand alone just fine! The chewy, chocolatey, crunchy, sweet, and salty attributes of magic cookie bars make them extremely satisfying!

It’s probably what makes them magic.

Easy Step-By-Step Instructions for Magic Cookie Bars

baking pan with melted butter — Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Put ½ cup butter in 13 x 9 inch baking pan, and place in oven to melt as it preheats. Watch carefully that it doesn’t burn. Swirl the melted butter about an inch up the sides of the pan to grease it.

Baking Pan with graham cracker crumbs — Sprinkle with 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs (11 whole crackers). Smooth, but don’t stir.

Magic Cookie Bars Recipe — Just for fun you can sprinkle a few more chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Watch carefully.

Free Printable Recipe for Magic Cookie Bars

Magic Cookie Bars

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings 12

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs 11 whole crackers
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 ½ cups chocolate chips semi-sweet, milk, or a combination
1 cup coconut
1 cup pecans chopped

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put butter in 13 x 9 inch baking pan, and place in oven to melt as it preheats. Watch carefully that it doesn’t burn.
Layer remaining ingredients in this order, graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, coconut, and pecans. Then gently press everything down to flatten. Just for fun, sprinkle the top with a few more chocolate chips.
Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Watch carefully. You want the coconut to look toasted, but not dark.
Cool completely on a wire rack, cut into squares, and enjoy.