Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Yummy, yummy, yummy!!! I used butter flavored shortening, upped the coconut to 1 1/2 cups, salt to 1 tsp., and used the whole bag of chocolate chips. Chewy, gooey awesomeness!!!!

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Home Town: Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Not for me.

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erin

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

I subbed: whole-wheat flour, 1 3/4 cups natural turbinado sugar, Smart Balance 50/50 butter blend, 1 cup (unsweetened!) shredded coconut, 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! Rich, yummy, delish. Next time I will sub 1/2 cup rolled oats for 1/2 cup of the flour. Took 30+ minutes to cook.

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

These are pretty good, but I haven't decided if I'll make them again. They were delicious the night I made them, but the next day, they weren't as good. The coconut flavor is definitely lacking, so I wouldn't describe them as "coconut bars." They're really more like a chocolate chip cookie bar with coconut...good but nothing special.

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Bird

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

I don't get it. Where is the "chewy" part? They are good, but taste like pieces of cake. I'm not sure what I did wrong because I did everything the recipe says, except used butter instead of shortening and more coconut and nuts then required. Any help on how I can make this chewier next time?

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

These were pretty good. I used butter instead of shortening, doubled the vanilla and used 1 1/2 cups of coconut. I cooked them for longer than 25 minutes and they turned out quite gooey. Good flavor though.

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Sheri S.

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Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2009

I make this all the time! It tastes like chocolate chip cookies without taking as long to make. I also use butter instead of shortening, double the coconut and nuts because we like them, and it doesn't seem to change the taste at all. I also use a whole bag of chocolate chips, simply because it is easier than measuring them out (and chocolate makes everything better!). Thank you for a great recipe!

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Xann

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

Sooooo good...I too used butter and added extra coconut (about 1 1/2 cups total).

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

These were really good but I can only give four stars because I made changes. I used all butter because that's what I had on hand. I used 1 cup coconut, 1 cup chocolate chips, 2 tsp. vanilla and 1 tsp. salt. I ended up cooking them about 10 minutes extra but my oven tends to be slow. These were good enough that next time I will leave out the chocolate chips.

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Heather C

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009

Very chewy, I agree, and we liked them. Bf told me he could barely taste the coconut even though I put in 1 c of it . . .perhaps it needs more. They were quite moist; I may have undercooked them, but I'm not too worried bc I used egg beaters and they're pasteurized. I used pecans instead of walnuts--don't have walnuts. I did use shortening as directed, but I buy the butter flavored shortening and use it as a matter or course so that probably helped with the flavor. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009

These are amazing! I'm so glad I followed the suggestions from other reviewers because they came out perfect with the changes. Here's what I did: replaced shortening with unsalted butter, increased the salt to 1 tsp. and the vanilla to 2 tsp., used a whole bag (2 cups) of choc. chips, one cup coconut, and omitted the nuts. I cooked the bars for 20 minutes, then sprinkled some coconut on top. I ended up cooking them for a total of 32 minutes and the coconut came out nicely browned on top. I will make these again! Just the thing for my gooey, chocolately craving!

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Dianne

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2009

Wow!!! These are great. Will be making them again, and again!

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009

Wonderfully moist, chewy, and delicious! I substituted the butter for the shortening as suggested by others. Topped batter with extra chips, coconut, and nuts. I also drizzled a small amount of sweetened condensed milk over top after 10 minutes of baking time. Baked on lower rack of oven for 25 minutes.

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2009

Other than the fact that I had to put in waaay more coconut to be able to tell it was in there, this is a great recipe. Nice, moist, chewy bars.

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Erin

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Reviewed: May 17, 2009

This is a great recipe! I used sliced almonds instead because the gal I was making them for cannot have walnuts. I put a whole bag of choc. chips and a whole bag of coconut in. It did not look done when the time was up so left them in a little while longer. I had great reviews on this bar. You cannot eat just one!

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carol

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Reviewed: May 12, 2009

These are great! I love coconut so I slightly more than doubled the coconut and only used 1/2C of butter and half the brown sugar. Broke up a large bar of Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate for a chunk instead of chip and 10x10 for a little bit thicker bar.

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Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2009

I love chocolate, I love walnuts, and I really love coconut. How could I not love these bar cookies? They are absolutely fabulous. I did use butter flavor Crisco, and added probably an extra 1/2 cup coconut. Other than that, I followed the recipe as written. Thank you Myrtis!

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Charlotte1203

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Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2009

I thought these bars were delicious and so did everyone who ate one today. In my opinion, though, there wasn't enough coconut in them to call them chewy or coconut. They were more like a chocolate chip bar cookie with a little coconut in them. I will increase it to at least a cup the next time I make them.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

quite good. might be too rich for me. might mix chocolate chips with white chocolate chips. cooking time was longer than what recipe stated.

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2009

These are INCREDIBLE. WOW. Probably the best bars I've ever had. I agree there wasn't enough coconut. I added 1 1/2 cups to my batch, but even then I could hardly taste it with the other flavours. I recommend toasting the coconut (on 350 for 8-10 minutes) before adding it to the batter. This will highlight the coconut flavour without having it take over everything else.

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