Newfoundland Five Star Cookie Bars
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 289kcal
The deliciously simple Newfoundland Five Star Cookie Bars use the most inexpensive ingredients and taste like a million bucks! Don't substitute the Aero bars if you want the real deal! This traditional confection earns a five star rating every single time!
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 2 cups graham crumb
- 2 cups unsweetened coconut, fine or medium shred
- 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, canned
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 whole Aero chocolate bars
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Add the butter, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk to a bowl. Blend together with a hand-held mixer. You are not beating these ingredients! At this point, we are basically stirring them together well.
- Add the coconut and graham crumbs. With the mixer on low speed, incorporate the dry ingredients into the wet.
- Transfer this mixture to the parchment lined pan. Press the mixture flat and into the corners.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- While the bars are baking, unwrap the Aero bars and break them into chunks.
- As soon as the bars are out of the oven, sprinkle the Aero chunks evenly over the surface. Allow the bars to sit for 5 minutes.
- Use an offset spatula to evenly spread the now soft Aero Bar chunks over the top of the bars.
- Allow the whole thing to cool to room temperature - at least 3 hours!
- Lift the bars out using the parchment paper. Cut into 16 squares. Store in food-safe container in the fridge. Can be frozen too!
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 155IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 0.8mg