Christopher Robin Magic Cookie Bars are a delicious and simple recipe for layered cookie bars. One bite and your family and friends will be asking for them again and again. YUM!
Today I am sharing with you one of my favorite super simple recipes: Christopher Robin Magic Cookie Bars. I’m not sure where the name for these cookie bars came from. I have seen similar recipes called layered cookie bars, but for some reason, my sister calls them Christopher Robin Magic Cookie Bars. She used to make them all the time in college because they are simple enough for a cooking-inept college girl to make. EVEN ME! I used to be the WORST cook. Seriously. Just ask my college BFF. She has some tales to tell…..I have even messed up a BROWNIE MIX before! I guess the old saying is really true: Practice Makes Perfect! (Or at least practice makes adequate.) 😉
Instructions for Cookie Bars
The exact measurements for this are below, but here is the process in a nutshell. You will need a graham cracker crust, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and sweetened condensed milk.
First I made a graham cracker crust with graham cracker crumbs, a bit of sugar, and melted butter. I even had a few little helpers involved! This is the first time my little girl has wanted to help me cook. She is irresistibly cute, but she is growing up way too quickly for her mama’s liking!
Press the graham cracker crumb mixture into the bottom of a greased 9×13 pan.
Now sprinkle the bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips evenly over the crust.
Next, sprinkle the bag of white chocolate chips on top.
Now sprinkle shredded coconut evenly over the top of all of those chocolate chips.
Your happy helpers can help with all of this! Fun!
Finally, drizzle a full can of sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top of the whole pan.
Time to bake! Bake until the coconut is golden, as shown below.
Ta-da! You are all done! So simple, but sooo yummy! Chewy, rich, and just plain YUMILICIOUS! Mmmmm…..
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 stick (8 Tablespoons) butter, melted
- 1 bag (2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 bag (2 cups) white chocolate chips
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Begin to make the graham cracker crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs and sugar. Stir them together well.
- Melt the butter and add it to the graham cracker crumb mixture. Stir it in evenly with a fork.
- Press the graham cracker crumb mixture into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.
- Sprinkle the bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips evenly over the crust.
- Sprinkle the bag of white chocolate chips on top.
- Sprinkle the shredded coconut on top evenly.
- Drizzle a full can of sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top of the whole pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes until the coconut is golden.
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Marci Olson says
November 20, 2013 at 4:52 pmI’m going to try these (minus the coconut. It’s a texture thing.). They look great. 🙂
Crystal Nell says
November 20, 2013 at 6:22 pmLove these bars!! Delicious!! I like to put walnut pieces on top.
Kathy E. says
November 20, 2013 at 8:44 pmMy mom often made these and we loved them too! She called them Hello Dolly bars.
They freeze really well too…. if you need to hide a few away for your “stash”.
Sarah Westover McKenna says
November 20, 2013 at 9:08 pmOooh! Great tip!! So trying that!!
Jackie says
November 20, 2013 at 9:31 pmThese look super yummy! I’m a pretty big Winnie the Pooh fan… I’m guessing they’re called Christopher Robin Bars because pooh loves honey & sweetened condensed milk. Just had to share 😉 Looking forward to making these!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
November 21, 2013 at 10:29 amWe watch Pooh daily! I never put that together!
Betty says
November 23, 2013 at 12:09 pmI have been looking for this for so long! My mother in law used to make these. I discovered them just in time for Christmas. Thanks!!
Sarah Westover McKenna says
November 23, 2013 at 1:03 pmYAY! Enjoy!
jenn says
November 24, 2013 at 9:57 pmThese sound SO good!! Can’t wait to try them! Great photos too! 🙂
Katie says
November 26, 2013 at 4:54 amYum! I love magic cookie bars!!!
Kathy says
February 9, 2014 at 2:02 pmI use butterscotch chips instead of white chips and I also add cashews.. Delish!!!!
Tina says
March 5, 2014 at 6:52 pmJust one question. Do you use the sweetened shredded coconut or unsweetened? These sound amazing and I’m going to make them this weekend. Thank you for the recipe
Sarah Westover McKenna says
March 5, 2014 at 10:56 pmWhatever I have in the cupboard, which is usually sweetened. 🙂
Tina says
March 6, 2014 at 6:35 pmThank you so much. That’s what I figured but better to be safe than sorry 🙂
Tracylee Murtagh says
April 19, 2014 at 12:41 amOMG my new favourite!! 🙂