Nanaimo Cookie Bars

Name: Nanaimo Cookie Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookie mix; 1 cup graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 cup chopped nut topping or chopped walnuts; 1/2 cup coconut; 1 cup butter or margarine, melted; 1 egg; 4 cups powdered sugar; 4 tablespoons vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix; 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened; 1/4 cup milk; 1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups); 1/4 cup butter or margarine

Save Recipe

Prep 45 min
Total 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 36

Save
Print
Pinterest
Facebook
Email

Ready to make?

Save
Share
Keep Screen On

Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Try this easier cookie-mix take on a classic layered chocolate and vanilla bar.

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookie mix
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup chopped nut topping or chopped walnuts
1/2 cup coconut
1 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg

You Will Need

4 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup milk
1 bag (12 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
1/4 cup butter or margarine

Directions

1

Make cookie base: blend cookie mix, graham cracker crumbs, chopped nuts, coconut, butter and egg until well mixed. Spread cookie base into foil lined 13x9-inch pan; press lightly. Bake at 350° for 16 to 18 minutes. Cool completely.
2

Stir together powdered sugar and pudding mix. Add 1/3 cup butter and the milk; beat until smooth (filling will be very thick). Spoon over cookie base; press evenly to cover. Refrigerate.
3

Microwave chocolate chips and 1/4 cup butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth. Spread over chilled filling. Refrigerate uncovered until set. Use foil to lift bars from pan; pull foil from sides of bars.

Expert Tips

tip 1
Bars are easiest to cut if they're chilled for 30 minutes.
tip 2
Canadian legend claims that the bar (chocolate crumb-base, layer of vanilla, covered in chocolate) originated in Nanaimo, Canada, in the 1950s. Although unsubstantiated, the story is that a local housewife submitted the recipe under the name "Nanaimo Bars" for a recipe contest.

Nutrition Information

270 Calories, 14g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 34g Total Carbohydrate, 26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 270

Calories from Fat: 130

Total Fat: 14g; 22%

Saturated Fat: 8g; 41%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 25mg; 9%

Sodium: 150mg; 6%

Potassium: 90mg; 3%

Total Carbohydrate: 34g; 11%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 26g

Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%; 6%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 0%; 0%

Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Try this easier cookie-mix take on a classic layered chocolate and vanilla bar.