Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2013

I doubled the recipe, put it in a 9x13 pan, omitted the nuts, and used Skor Toffee Bits instead. Mmm!!!

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SweetChelsey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2012

Best version of this recipes. Don't change a thing.

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tylersummer

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2012

I have made Hello Dollies for years. I find that the best crust is waverly crackers instead of graham crackers. YUMM

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Liamrck

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2012

I've made these a million times. This was one of the first dessert recipes I started with 24 years ago! I saved this to my recipes (because an ex bf back when I joined the site in 2005). He and I would argue and argue over the name of this recipe. He had grown up calling them hello dollies and I had never heard of that. I grew up knowing them by the name from the back of the can of Eagle Brand milk, magic cookie bars. Either way - these are delicious. I have always used an entire bag of chocolate chips and doubled the pecans I used. Thanks for posting this! :)

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jowilson

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Living In: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2012

Made this w/out the sugar in addition to going down to only 1/4c of melted butter w the 2 cups of graham crackers. I have also made it with dried cherries instead of chocolate chips. Covered half w coconut half w/out for my kids. Tastes like a cherry cobbler bar. YUM!!

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millert18@hotmail.com

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

I like this dessert as is but if I want it a little less sweet, I will use unsweetened coconut and dark chocolate chips.

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Hanny Manny

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Living In: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2012

Did not care for these at all. They turned out very dry and no one ate more than one. Will have to look for another recipe - not sure what happened with this one.

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AJDrakester

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Platte City, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 27, 2011

I love these bars! It's a Christmas Eve must have! I don't add the sugar to the crust, these are plenty sweet enough on there own. I also use the same measurements but make this recipe in a 13x9 pan lined with Parchment Paper. This recipe is really forgiving, you want more or less of something it still tastes great. I use Walnuts if they are cheaper, and unsweetened coconut ( to cut the sweet even further. I could literally eat an entire pan of these little gems.

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SAVANNAH0410

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

Please note the pan size is wrong in this recipe, I wish I had read the other reviews before making these. They maybe would have made a nice bar in a 9x13 pan, in the 9x9 it turned into a soupy mess & took forever to bake. Very Disappointed!

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Forever Food

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

Just made this and it is GOOD! To all the " prudes" who suggest not adding the sugar to the graham cracker crust...Umm, hello! This is a dessert! It's supposed to be sweet. And honestly that extra bit of sugar hardly makes a difference except that it ups the yum factor. I've made many graham cracker crusts and not adding the sugar is just pointless. I actually left mine in the oven longer because the coconut wasn't toasted enough. 35 min or so for a nice, golden color. I also used a majority walnuts since that's what I had, with 1/4 cup of pecans I had left over from Thanksgiving. This is the first thing I've baked since the holiday and it's perfect for transitioning from heavy, intense baking to something easy and foolproof before Christmas.

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