Ultimate Magic Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- One year ago: Salted Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- For the Bars:
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1½ cups coarsely chopped pecans
- 1½ cups shredded coconut
- ¼ cup caramel sauce, microwaved for 15 seconds
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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