Coconut Caramel Magic Bars

These Caramel Coconut Magic Bars are an irresistible cookie bar, perfect for any party or family gathering. They’re made with a layer of oatmeal cookie bars, coconut filling, caramel drizzle, melted chocolate chips, and another layer of oatmeal cookie topping.

Looking for more cookie bar recipes? You can also try our Blackberry Crumble Bars, White Chocolate and Raspberry Cookie Bars, or these Caramel and Peanut Butter Cookie Bars.

Coconut Caramel Magic Bars Recipe

Don’t be intimidated by these layered caramel coconut magic cookie bars.  These are actually really easy, especially with a couple of shortcuts that can help the process go even quicker.

Bar cookies are definitely the way to go when you need a delicious cookie and you don’t want to bake batches. I love this option for holiday baking or whenever I need a dessert for a crowd.

Key Ingredients

• Butter – make sure your butter is softened at room temperature or by slowly warming the in the microwave.
• Light Brown Sugar – I like the flavor of the brown sugar as well as the chewy texture.
• Old Fashioned Rolled Oats – make sure to use old fashioned rolled oats as opposed to instant oats or steel cut oats.
• All-Purpose Flour – any kind of all purpose flour will work great.
• Baking Soda – this keeps the cookie layer soft and chewy.
• Shredded Coconut – you will need a 14 oz bag of sweetened shredded coconut. You can toast the coconut to bring out the flavor even more.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – you will need a 14 oz can for this recipe.
• Coconut Extract – just a little bit will give a major boost in flavor to the coconut layer.
• Caramel Candies – you can use caramel candies for the caramel layer or a caramel sauce such as Mrs. Richardson’s brand. If you use the caramel candies, we’ll show you below how to melt them in the microwave. If you plan to use Mrs. Richardson’s, you will use about 2/3 of the jar.  Save the rest for an ice cream Sunday!  
• Evaporated Milk – this is to help melt the caramels and create more of a caramel sauce. If you like your caramel sauce a little thinner consistency, just add another teaspoon of evaporated milk.
• Chocolate Chips – I personally love Guittard Milk Chocolate Chips but any other kind will work.

How to Make Caramel Coconut Magic Bars

1. Make the oat cookie mixture. In a mixing bowl, cream together the room temperature butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract. Stir until all the ingredients are combined and slightly crumbly.
2. Bake for 8 minutes. Pat 3/4 of the oatmeal cookie mixture into a 12 x 17″ baking pan.  Set the remaining cookie dough aside. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 8 minutes and then remove from the oven and let cool.
3. Melt the caramels. Melt caramel candies by unwrapping, placing into a microwave safe bowl with 1 teaspoon of evaporated milk, and heating on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir, then heat again for 30 seconds on 50% power and repeat until completely melted.
4. Mix the coconut layer. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the shredded coconut, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut extract. Stir until combined.
5. Assemble the layers. When the cookie bars have baked for 8 minutes, take them out of the oven.  Drop the coconut mixture in small spoonfuls, or with your hands evenly on the baking sheet. Drizzle the caramel on the coconut layer, sprinkle the chocolate chips on the caramel layer, then sprinkle the remaining 1/4 of the cookie mixture on the top.
6. Bake the magic bars again. Return to the oven to bake for an additional 20-22 minutes, or until the edges are barely golden brown.
7. Cool and serve. Let the cookie bars cool to room temperature before cutting and serving. Enjoy!

Frequently Asked Questions

Storing and Freezing

• Room Temperature: store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
• Refrigerator: these can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
• Freezer: transfer cooled Magic Bars to freezer bags or another airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.

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These Coconut Caramel Magic Bars are irresistible!  They are oatmeal cookie bars with a layer of coconut filling, caramel drizzle and another layer of oatmeal cookie topping. They are an incredible cookie bar, perfect for any party or family gathering!