Coconut Bar Cookies

Treats are something I make a lot of.  

The reason; I have a hubby that enjoys having a homemade treat in his lunch everyday. 

There is one problem.  I get tired of making the same favorites over and over!

No one here would complain if I only ever made chocolate chip cookies.  Well... except for me.
How boring can you get?

I like coming up with something new, that's yummy and that can be added into the "treats rotation" so I don't get bored with baking!

Last night I made these tasty coconut bars.
Kinda my take on the traditional Magic Cookie Bar.
If you ask me, they're even better than a candy bar!
Nuts were omitted since some that live in my house, aren't fans of any type of nuts being in a cookie.
I aim to please - ha!
  

Here's how I made 'em.

Coconut Bars

Ingredients:

1 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs

1 cube (1/2 cup) butter, melted

2 Tablespoons sugar

14 oz package sweetened, flaked, coconut

14 oz can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 package semisweet chocolate chips

1/4 cup white chocolate chips

3/4 teaspoon shortening

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar in a small bowl.

Press into a buttered 9x13 baking dish.

Mix the coconut and sweetened condensed together, and evenly drop/spread onto graham cracker crust.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned.

Let cool completely.

Melt chocolate chips with 1/2 tsp shortening in the microwave and stir until nice and smooth. 

Drizzle over coconut.

Melt white chocolate chips and 1/4 tsp shortening in the microwave.  Stir until smooth. 

Drizzle over the dark chocolate.

Let chocolates firm up then cut into bars

Enjoy!