• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Half-Scratched

delicious shouldn't be difficult

  • Home
    • About
    • Contact
    • Work with me
  • Recipes
  • appetizers
  • main dishes
  • desserts
  • DIY
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Hello Dolly Bars

February 13, 2018 by Emily Hill 10 Comments

This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, three easy steps and 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy, and highly addictive!

One-Pan Hello Dolly Bars -- This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive! | halfscratched.com #recipe #dessert

Post may include affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, you won’t pay anything extra but it will help support this blog.

I find it totally crazy I’ve never made Hello Dolly bars before last weekend. I mean, these bar cookies require minimal dishes (two if you’re thrifty) and about 10 minutes max to make; that’s already a win in my baking book. But even better, every ingredient on the list—and there are only six—is something I keep on hand, and I bet you have the same items in your pantry too!

One-Pan Hello Dolly Bars -- This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive! | halfscratched.com #recipe #dessert

These one-pan Hello Dolly bars have a layer of buttery graham cracker crust (Honey Maid are my go-to grahams) topped with walnuts, chocolate chips, shredded coconut (I love Baker’s coconut), and sweetened condensed milk (Carnation is my fave).

One-Pan Hello Dolly Bars -- This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive! | halfscratched.com #recipe #dessert

I used semisweet chocolate chips but you could try a mix of peanut butter and chocolate chips or even butterscotch and chocolate. They come closer to being seven-layer bars the more fun stuff you add. To make crushing the graham crackers easier, I prefer using this meat pounder rather than a rolling pin. I find it does as good a job, if not better, and is much more efficient at relieving stress.

One-Pan Hello Dolly Bars -- This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive! | halfscratched.com #recipe #dessert

This recipe has you pour the entire can of sweetened condensed milk over the top. I find that the easiest, but I’ve seen recipes where you pour half on the crust, top with the rest of the ingredients, and then finish with the remaining sweetened condensed milk. That’s one extra step, and who’s got time for that when all you really want to do is eat half the pan of Hello Dolly bars?

One-Pan Hello Dolly Bars -- This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive! | halfscratched.com #recipe #dessert

5 from 3 votes
One-Pan Hello Dolly Bars -- This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive! | halfscratched.com #recipe #dessert
Print
Hello Dolly Bars
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

This recipe for Hello Dolly bars calls for six simple ingredients, one pan and about 10 minutes to prep. The result is a bar cookie that is soft, chewy and highly addictive!

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 servings
Author: Emily Hill
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
  • 10 graham crackers (full sheets), crushed
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
  • 15 oz sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. Pour melted butter into pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over melted butter; gently press to form crust. Top with walnuts, chocolate chips, and coconut. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top.

  3. Bake 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown and bars are set. Let cool completely before serving.

  4. Note: For easy graham cracker crushing, place crackers in a gallon resealable bag and use this meat pounder to crush into fine crumbs.

Recipe Notes

FOLLOW HALF-SCRATCHED ON INSTAGRAM and share the recipes you're whipping up in the kitchen. Don't forget the #HALFSCRATCHED hashtag so we can see what you've made!



Easy Cherry Cake with Whipped Topping -- This easy cherry cake with whipped topping is unbelievably delicious and requires only a white cake mix, cherry pie filling, and three other ingredients. The whipped topping frosting is a fabulous finishing touch! | halfscratched.com #recipe #cake #valentinesday


Easy cherry cake with whipped topping

Grammy's Easy Homemade Fudge -- My grammy's easy homemade fudge is seriously the best! It's super creamy and super chocolaty, plus it takes only 10 minutes to make and doesn't require any candy-making skills! | isthisreallymylife.com #recipe #dessert


Grammy’s easy homemade fudge

Coconut Almond Chex Mix with Grahams and Chocolate -- Coconut almond Chex mix becomes twice as irresistible after adding Golden Grahams and mini semisweet chocolate chips to the classic recipe. | halfscratched.com #recipe #chexmix


Coconut almond Chex mix

Krispie Treat Fireworks Pops -- Krispie treat fireworks pops are a fantastic last-minute 4th of July dessert—they're easy, irresistible and a total crowd pleaser! | isthisreallymyilfe.com


Krispie treat fireworks pops

Smores Rice Krispie Treats -- Classic rice krispie treats are topped with marshmallows, crushed Golden Grahams and a drizzle of semisweet chocolate.


S’mores rice krispie treats

Golden Grahams smores bars

Golden Grahams s’mores bars

Filed Under: desserts, food & recipes Tagged With: 7 layer bars, bar cookies, easy dessert, easy recipe, Hello Dolly bars, seven layer bars

Previous Post: « Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Next Post: Loaded Wedge Salad + 15 Stay-at-Home Date Night Ideas »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen

    February 13, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    That sounds like an amazing cookie bar, and so easy to make too!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 13, 2018 at 2:18 pm

      That’s the best part–it’s so easy!

      Reply
  2. Hope

    February 13, 2018 at 2:16 pm

    These look so tasty! And only 10 minutes to make – even better! :)

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 13, 2018 at 2:18 pm

      They may take even less than 10 minutes. It’s the 25 minutes of baking that’s the hardest!

      Reply
  3. Allison - Celebrating Sweets

    February 13, 2018 at 2:35 pm

    These look seriously addicting! I would eat waaaaaay too many of them!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 13, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      I totally did!

      Reply
  4. Traci

    February 13, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Oh my word, if my other half liked coconut, we’d be in trouble because I’d be making these once every six weeks LOL. Srsly, I need to make a tiny batch just for myself. They look divine!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 13, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      Make a batch and then freeze some of them for later!

      Reply
  5. Marsha | Marsha's Baking Addiction

    February 13, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    I am in love with all them layers of deliciousness!

    Reply
    • Emily Hill

      February 13, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      You and me both!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Because delicious shouldn't be difficult, my recipes feature simple ingredients + easy prep without sacrificing flavor. (more)

Subscribe

Delicious recipes + ideas for making life tastier & easier!

Categories

Footer

Follow Me

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Subscribe

Sign up for delicious recipes + ideas for making life tastier and easier!

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact Info
  • Let’s Collaborate!
  • Privacy Policy

My favorites

Cherry Pie Salad - Cherry pie salad requires six simple ingredients and less than six minutes to make and receives rave reviews whenever I serve it! | halfscratched.com
Best Ever Macaroni Salad -- Who knew macaroni salad could be incredibly easy AND incredibly delicious? This macaroni salad is just that with the perfect blend of veggies and creamy dressing with a surprise ingredient! | halfscratched.com
Pressure Cooker Cafe Rio Pork Tacos -- I took our favorite slow cooker Cafe Rio pork and converted it into an equally scrumptious pressure cooker Cafe Rio pork. Do not forget the creamy cilantro dressing! | halfscratched.com
Salted Caramel Butter Bars

Copyright © 2021 · Design by Ashley Emmett using The Genesis Framework