Magic Santa Bars

Rating: 4.43 stars
7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 4
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

A twist on the average magic bar, this rich and delicious cookie bar has a surprise tartness of Craisins®. We make every Christmas season and they're snatched up in no time!

By RAINEY7

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Recipe Summary

prep:
15 mins
cook:
25 mins
additional:
20 mins
total:
1 hr
Servings:
24
Yield:
2 dozen cookie bars
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

24
Original recipe yields 24 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

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  • Mix graham cracker crumbs and butter together in a bowl; press into the prepared pan.

  • Pour 2/3 the sweetened condensed over the graham cracker crust. Sprinkle chocolate chips, marshmallows, coconut, pecans, and cranberries over the sweetened condensed milk layer; press into the pan. Drizzle the remaining 1/3 sweetened condensed milk evenly over the toppings.

  • Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes before cutting into squares.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
185 calories; protein 2.5g; carbohydrates 22.8g; fat 10.1g; cholesterol 15.7mg; sodium 88.9mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (5)

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Abbey
Rating: 4 stars
12/22/2014
Very good. A little messy and they fall apart fairly easily but tasty. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Judy
Rating: 3 stars
04/25/2018
Very sweet and "gooey". Not enough crackers crumbs to fill bottom of pan. Read More
7 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 4
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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pugbakes
Rating: 5 stars
12/10/2013
Love these bars! Just made them again for our quilting group of ladies. Forget the parchment paper I just used Pam and it worked fine. Love the taste the craisins add:) Read More
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Abbey
Rating: 4 stars
12/21/2014
Very good. A little messy and they fall apart fairly easily but tasty. Read More
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Rita Davis
Rating: 5 stars
02/05/2017
These are yummy! Read More
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Judy
Rating: 3 stars
04/24/2018
Very sweet and "gooey". Not enough crackers crumbs to fill bottom of pan. Read More
Becky Cleveland
Rating: 5 stars
01/07/2020
These bars are amazing! I did make a few small changes. I used 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs instead of 1 1/2 cups. I used about 3/4 cup of chocolate chips and might even use less next time. I m really glad I used unsweetened coconut because I do think they would have been way too sweet if I used sweetened. I also doubled the pecans. I will definitely make them again! In fact I need to have a few left over for cookie plates for neighbors and so I will probably be making more tomorrow Update: I made it again the very next night and they didn t turn out quite as good but they were still delicious! I think I used too much of the condensed milk on the bottom layer so the crust was too wet. Also probably didn t bake quite long enough. I do think they are better with a tablespoon or so less of the condensed milk ( the first time I made them I had some leftover because I was afraid of getting them too gooey). These issues would probably answer the complaint from other reviewers of them being too gooey. Read More
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