Chocolate Macaroon Bars

June 9, 2010

chocolate macaroonsMy husband loves macaroons – and I can’t blame him! The rich combination of coconut and sweetened condensed milk is heavenly!

So I was very excited to find this recipe for a chocolate macaroon.  Oh my! Let’s just add some gooey melted chocolate and walnuts to the coconut!

It went together fast and disappeared fast!

I loved them best hot from the oven while the chocolate was still melting and the coconut was toasted and crunchy.

Chocolate Macaroon Bars

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup butter softened
2 eggs, divided
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1-1/3 cup flaked, sweetened coconut, divided
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, butter, and 1 egg until mixture is crumbly. Press firmly into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. In medium bowl, combine condensed milk, 1 egg, and vanilla extract; stir in the chocolate chips, 1 cup coconut, and walnuts.

Spread over mixture in baking pan. Top with remaining coconut. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool completely in pan before cutting into bars.

Are you hungry yet? :)

By Country Gal | Posted in Chocolate, Cookies and Bars, Cooking and Food | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Coconut Macaroons

March 12, 2010

Macaroons My husband is absolutely the easiest guy to cook for – ever. Seriously. He rarely complains, just enjoys what’s put in front of him.

I’m not sure if this is the result of living on his own it for several years before we met and fell in love – or if he has always been so easy going?

But since he seems to like everything I cook :) – when he does compliment a dish, I take notice!

I first tried this recipe a few years ago – never dreaming that he really liked coconut. Surprise! He finished off a tray hot from the oven!

So simple. So yummy. What a great way to make my handsome guy happy!

Coconut Macaroons

Combine:

1/2 cup flour
3-3/4 cup flaked coconut
1/8 tsp. salt

Add:

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well. The batter will be stiff. Drop by tablespoons about 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Yield: 2-1/2 doz.

Enjoy!

By Country Gal | Posted in Cookies and Bars, Cooking and Food | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

Mississippi Mud Bars

February 2, 2009

Mom sent this family favorite for you all to enjoy…just wish she could have sent some of the bars too! :)

Mississippi Mud BarsPapa Jim & I like to cook and bake together in the kitchen. Thankfully we were able to have a large kitchen when the children were all home so there is plenty of room for 2 cooks (chefs?) to work at the same time.

Some people collect cook books. We collect recipes. My file is a small plastic tote with mini-file folders. The recipes are cut or copied from magazines, copied from TV Cooking shows, printed from cooking websites along with handwritten ones from my Mom & Jim’s Mom & friends.

We lay them out on the table, check the cupboard for ingredients & make our choice. Today’s choice, Mississippi Mud Bars!

This is an “old” recipe, but satisfies the sweet & the chocolate craving. They freeze well. If you cool, cut & put into a container you can take out as few or as many as you need.

Mississippi Mud Bars
From Nana Shirley’s Kitchen

1 ½ Cup Flour
2 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Oil
4 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 ½ Cup Chopped Pecans, optional
1 Cup Coconut

Mix together all ingredients. Pour into greased pan (jelly roll size) Bake 20 minutes at 400°. Remove from oven & immediately spread over top a 7 oz jar of Marshmallow Crème. Cool until the marshmallow sets.

Spread with icing:
½ Cup Cocoa
½ Cup Evaporated Milk
½ Cup Butter or Margarine
1 lb. Powdered Sugar

Enjoy!

By Country Gal | Posted in Chocolate, Cookies and Bars, Cooking and Food | Tagged , , | Comments (0)