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Magic Cookies

Add a Review Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

By Lauren Habermehl

Recipe by Lauren Habermehl, Pewaukee, Wisconsin

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Published on Aug. 25, 2025 Jump to Recipe Save Saved Saving

Magic cookies transform the famous seven-layer bars into individual cookies chock-full of coconut, chocolate chips, butterscotch, cashews and more.

At this point, magic cookie bars (also known as “seven-layer bars” or “Hello Dolly bars”) should be declared obligatory for any event where a dessert table is involved. They’re a guaranteed to please as a potluck dessert —equal parts sweet, chewy, chocolaty and satisfying. So with a dess

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