This Dame Cooks A Collection of Recipes from Alaska to the South Pacific and Caribbean

 These rich cookie bars are so simple to make and you can vary the toppings to suit your family tastes.  Just add your own magic to this very old recipe for Magic Cookie Bars.  Instead of coconut flakes, add dried cranberries, chopped figs or dates.  Grated orange zest and a few grinds of black pepper ...

This recipe is based on “Magic Cookie Bars” from the 1970s.  It’s incredibly easy to make and very rich.  I highly recommend a simple Columbian brewed coffee to sip with these bars.  You don’t want to defuse the flavors of the chocolate, hazelnuts, coconut, and caramelized cream over a graham cracker crust, with a complex espresso ...