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Judy Gewertz's Hello Dollys

Sometimes known as "Seven Layer Bars." A chewy bar cookie featuring chocolate, coconut and nuts, with a graham cracker crust.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ounces unsweetened butter
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 12 ounces semi sweet chocolate pieces
  • 1 cup coconut shredded, sweetened
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (I like pecans, but walnuts are good too!)
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In an 8" by 8" baking pan set over very low heat on your stovetop (yes, your stovetop!), melt the butter.
  3. Remove the pan from the heat.
  4. Sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs in an even layer over the butter.
  5. Sprinkle the chocolate chips, coconut and nuts, each in its own layer, over the graham cracker crumbs.
  6. Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the other ingredients.
  7. Bake the bars for about 35 minutes.
  8. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Notes

Many people call these cookies "Seven Layer Bars," but my mom's version has only six layers. Maybe that's because she left out a layer of butterscotch chips, which were popular at the time. 
You could add those, or substitute peanut butter or toffee chips if you really want seven layers!