I feel like I start every dessert post with the same sentence: I am obsessed with Hello Dolly bars. I promise you, I’m not making this up. I’ve always had a sweet tooth, and these bars just DO it for me.
PS: If Hello Dolly bars aren’t your jam, then you should go for the best lemon bars.
In high school, I had a super sweet baking friend – I called her Ducky (like from My Fair Lady). She is the sweetest friend, but she would spoil me with homemade goods at random. I’d be doing homework, hear a knock at the door, and it would be my own little baking buddy dropping off much needed sustenance. I sound so dramatic don’t I? So high school.
I had no self control – I’d devour her entire plate of Hello Dolly bars that night by myself.
Hello Dolly Bars Texture:
I cannot get enough of the deliciously unique texture. Crust (I’m a sucker for all the crusts), coconut, and chips – all combined together to make one heavenly and dangerous treat.
Best part of these Hello Dolly bars?
They are so easy. SO SO SO easy. And these Hello Dolly bars (if done right) are a crowd pleaser. Trust me on the double crust. You won’t be disappointed!
HUGELY important, and this is the hardest part:
The Best Hello Dolly Bars Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 c. butter melted
- 3 c. graham crackers crushed
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 c. butterscotch chips
- 1/2 c. white chocolate chips
- 1 1/3 c. coconut
- 1 c. chocolate chips
- 1/2 c. walnuts
Instructions
- Melt butter
- Stir in crushed graham crackers
- Press into a 9x13
- Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumbs
- Top with remaining ingredients in the order listed above.
- Press down firmly.
- Bake at 325 for 25 min
- Cool
- Cut into bars
- (It's BEST to wait until the next day to cut and serve!)
- Serve your Hello Dolly bars at room temperature.
They look yummy. I would rate hired but I only have 2 coconut lovers in my family
Hello Dollies are one of my FAVORITES!! But I always wait for my mom to make them. It’s about time I make some myself. Definitely going to try this recipe.
You are the first person I have seen call them Hello Dollies! These are a favorite at our house! Pinned!!
They are always yummy. We call them 7 layer cookies in our house. I like the added white chocolate chips!
Seven layers – that’s right!! I say the more the better, right?
These were always a Christmas tradition of my mom’s. I’ve never seen anyone else call them Hello Dollies! This recipe is similar to hers, except for the condensed milk was poured on last, on top of all the layered goodness. I like your addition of white chips (never had that before) and will try that next time!
I just made these and realized the ingredient list doesn’t match…calls for 4 oz in actual pin and 14 oz on front…I think I just wasted all of my ingredients and 45 minutes of my time…
Oh my goodness you are SO right! Thank you for noticing my mistake. I’m so sorry – I blame my mushy mom brain and butterfingers, but either way – that’s SUPER frustrating. Thank you for letting me know. My error has been fixed.
You actually haven’t fixed your error in the post. I just tried to make these and was waiting for them to harden and now I’ve wasted all my ingredients as well.
Liz, I’ve checked the recipe post as well as the pin on Pinterest and both say 14 oz. I’d love to fix i! I’m SO SO SO sorry your Hello Dolly bars didn’t turn out. I usually have to wait until the next day for them to be edible. Usually they’re pretty messy the day of baking!
In the south we’ve always called these Hello Dollies! I’ve been making these for…..25 years and YES to a good thick graham cracker crust, it’ll either make ya or break ya. I prefer to pour the condensed milk over last, it gives the bars a caramelized chew.
Tori! You just made my day!! Pouring the milk on last sounds like a genius idea!! Yum!!!