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Whether you’re gearing up for Easter or looking for ways to use up leftover candy, magic cookie bars are the answer. They’re endlessly versatile, so you can chop up just about any chocolate—Milky Ways, Snickers, Rolos, M&M’s, you name it—and wind up with a winning treat.
I’m partial to Cadbury mini eggs, with their rich cocoa filling and powdery candy coating, which is why I’ve dubbed these Cadbury Mini Egg Magic Cookie Bars. But honestly, you can swap them out—and the chocolate chips and butterscotch chips, for that matter—with treats of your choosing. Just maybe not Sour Patch Kids. Or Warheads.
What’s in a Typical Magic Cookie Bar?
Also known as Seven Layer Bars and Hello Dollys, these treats in their most classic form feature a graham cracker crust, sweetened condensed milk, coconut flakes, butterscotch chips, semisweet chocolate chips and nuts. The recipe’s most often attributed to Eagle Brand, which makes sweetened condensed milk, but it appeared as Hello Dollys way back in the ’60s, per Southern Living.
What Sets This Magic Cookie Bar Apart (Aside from the Cadbury Mini Eggs):
It features a half graham cracker, half pretzel crust and no nuts. The pretzels lend a little saltiness to this very gooey, very sweet treat, helping to balance it out. (For an even saltier take, try our riff on Chrissy Teigen‘s Oreo-Potato Chip Seven Layer Bars.)
Mini Cadbury Egg Magic Cookie Bars
Equipment
- 1 9"x9" pan
- cooking spray
- Oven
- oven mitts
Ingredients
- 1 sleeve graham crackers
- 1 cup pretzels
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 2/3 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 1/2 cup dark or semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
- 1/4 cup mini Cadbury eggs (or chopped candy of your choosing)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (325 if using a glass pan).
- Pulse graham crackers and pretzels in a food processor or blender until finely ground. (Or place them in a resealable plastic bag and mash with a spoon. Place in a large mixing bowl and stir with melted butter to combine.
- Spray the bottom and sides of a 9"x9" pan with cooking spray or grease with butter. Press graham cracker mixture in an even layer along the bottom of the pan. Top with sweetened condensed milk, then cover with coconut flakes, chocolate chips and butterscotch chips. Finish with a sprinkling of mini Cadbury eggs.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the coconut flakes and sweetened condensed milk have turned lightly golden in spots. Let cool completely—at least 20 minutes—before removing from pan, slicing and serving.
