southern fried gal

I was craving the Fudgy Cookie Bars that I shared a month or so ago. I thought I had all the ingredients but quickly realized (after I started) that I did not. So I did a little improv with what I had on hand and thus the Pantry Cookie Bars were born.

I asked my mom how much you have to change a recipe to make it your own and here’s what she replied…

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 (14-oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, divided
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

1. Combine first 2 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in cold butter pieces with a pastry blender or 2 forks until crumbly. Press mixture onto bottom of a 13- x 9-inch pan.

2. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Remove pan, and place on a wire rack.

3. Melt together condensed milk, vanilla, and 1 cup mini chocolate morsels in microwave, stirring every minute until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over prepared crust, spreading to edges of the pan. Sprinkle with coconut, chopped pecans, and remaining chocolate morsels.

4. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour or until completely cool.

Note: Store bars in airtight containers up to 1 week. You may also freeze bars up to 1 month. Um, ours did not last that long!

Have you ever improved on a recipe? How did it turn out?

~Southern Fried Gal

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