Holly Bars Recipes

HELLO DOLLY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl until evenly moistened; press into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pour 1/2 the can sweetened condensed milk over the graham cracker crust. Sprinkle semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts, coconut, and white chocolate chips over the graham cracker crust; gently press chocolate, nuts, and coconuts into the crust. Drizzle remaining 1/2 can of condensed milk over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fragrant and coconut is golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

HOLLY BARS

Steps:

• 1. Blend butter, powdered sugar and egg yolks until smooth. Mix in flour until completely blended. Press mixture into ungreased 13 x 9" pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 15 minutes. 2. Blend sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, and lemon juice until thoroughly mixed. Mixture will begin to thicken. Stir in cherries. 3. Let crust cool 5 min, then spread cherry mixture evenly over top. 4. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Beat in 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp at a time; continue beating until thick and glossy. Carefully spread meringue over cherry mixture to cover completely. Sprinkle almonds over top. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes. 5. Cool 30 minutes, then cut into 2 x 1" bars while still warm and remove from pan. Place bars on a platter, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.

HELLO DOLLY BARS (ORIGINAL RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with baking spray or butter. Line it with parchment paper and leave an overhang on the sides.
• In a large bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Spread and press the crust into the bottom of the greased baking dish.
• Pour 1/2 can of sweetened condensed milk over the crust. Top with semi-sweet chocolate chips, walnuts, coconut, and white chocolate chips. Gently press the toppings into the crust. Pour the remaining condensed milk evenly over the toppings.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until lightly browned and the coconut flakes are golden. Let it cool to room temperature before slicing into squares.
• Using the overhangs, lift the baked dish onto a flat surface. Cut into bars with a sharp knife. Enjoy!

HELLO DOLLY BARS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Combine it with the graham cracker crumbs in a bowl and mix well. Spread and evenly pat the crumb mixture in the bottom of the baking pan.
• Sprinkle the semisweet chocolate chips evenly over the crumb mixture, followed by an even layer of the butterscotch chips, the flaked sweetened coconut, and finishing with the chopped walnuts.
• Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the bars, without stirring, so the layers remain intact.
• Transfer to the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
• Cool the pan on a rack and then cut into bars.
• Serve and enjoy!

HELLO DOLLIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8 x 8-inch (20 x 20-cm)or 9 x 9-inch (23 x 23-cm) baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine the crumbs from 35 smashed crackers and melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips,nuts and coconut over the cracker layer. Drizzle the condensed milk over the top, trying to make it reasonably even. I use a spoon and slowly drizzle the milk, spoonful by slow spoonful. Sprinkle the remaining crushed crackers over the top of the milk.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the coconut is golden brown and the edges are nicely toasted. Let the bars cool for at least an hour. Cut into small triangles by first cutting 9 squares, the cutting each square in half on the diagonal to get 18 triangles.Store the bars in the fridge.

SOUR-CHERRY CRUMBLE BARS

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter an 8-inch square cake pan. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides; butter parchment.
• Beat butter with sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping down bowl as needed. Reduce speed to medium-low, add flour and salt, and beat until dough forms clumps but does not completely hold together. Press 2 1/2 cups flour mixture into bottom and 1 inch up sides of prepared pan.
• Filling: In a medium bowl, stir together cherries, sugar, flour, lemon juice, and salt. Pour into crust. Crumble remaining flour mixture (about 1/2 cup) evenly over top, squeezing to create clumps.
• Bake until bubbling in center and crust is golden, about 1 hour, 10 minutes (if browning too quickly, tent top with foil). Transfer to a wire rack and let cool at least 20 minutes before slicing into squares.