Dream Bars

Ingredients

1/2 cup/125 mL butter or margarine
1/4 cup/60 mL Watkins Baking Cocoa
2 tsp/10 mL Watkins Original Double-Strength Vanilla
2 cups/500 mL graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup/125 mL powdered sugar
1/2 cup/125 mL flaked coconut
1/2 cup/125 mL chopped walnuts
2 tbsp/30 mL water
2 tsp/10 mL Watkins Cinnamon
1/2 cup/125 mL butter or margarine
1/2 cup/125 mL milk
1/2 cup/125 mL Watkins Vanilla Dessert Mix
3 cups/750 mL powdered sugar
1 bar (8 oz/227 g) milk chocolate, cut into pieces
 

Directions

Melt 1/2 cup butter along with cocoa in medium saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and add vanilla; mix well. Stir in graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, coconut, walnuts, water, and cinnamon; mix well. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 13 × 9-inch/33 × 23-cm pan; refrigerate. In medium saucepan over low heat, melt remaining 1/2 cup butter. Blend in milk and dessert mix. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens slightly—about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over crust; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes or until set. In small saucepan, melt chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over filling. Refrigerate 10 to 15 minutes to set chocolate. Cut into squares and store in refrigerator.

Makes 36 bars.
 

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