Hello Dolly Bars

By ellenbalizabeth

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 (10 oz) bag pecans, chopped
• 1 (12 oz) bag semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 cans sweetened condensed milk

Details

Servings 18
Adapted from menumusings.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar. Press firmly into the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Spread the chopped pecans over the crumbs, followed by the shredded coconut and chocolate chips

Pour the condensed milk evenly over the top.

Makes about 18 servings

In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar.

Stir with a fork to combine.

Pour the condensed milk evenly over the top.

To the best of my knowledge, Eagle Brand condensed milk was the first place this recipe can be found. Over 150 years ago (1856), the sweetened condensed milk was invented by Gail Borden. His creation had little to
do with baking, but rather his goal was to invent a stable
milk product to address the lack of refrigeration. He later began
selling the product from the back of a pushcart in New York City for 25¢
a quart, and people were mainly using it in coffee, tea and cocoa. Throughout the Civil
War and both World Wars, Eagle Brand became a precious source of milk and sugar, which were both in short supply.

Post WWI prosperity brought refrigeration to most kitchens and desserts to many family tables. Eagle Brand
was then re-invented as "the dessert-maker," with many sweet applications. In 1931, the Borden kitchens began offering homemakers $25 for their original
recipes and received over 80,000! The "Magic Cookie Bar" or "Hello Dolly Bar" was one of these recipes that debuted in the 1960s.