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    Home » Baking

    Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars

    Published: Oct 15, 2014 · Modified: Feb 12, 2022 by Shareba · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    These Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars are a crowd-pleasing fall treat that you can whip up in no time!

    Pumpkin Spice Magic Cookie Bars | In Search Of Yummy-ness.com

    The last time I went to Second Cup (a Canadian coffee shop) I tried something called a Magic Cookie Bar. Have you heard of these? Apparently, they are a popular treat made with graham, condensed milk, chocolate chips, nuts and coconut. The treat was created by Eagle Brand in the 1960's, and was formerly known as the "Hello Dolly".

    I think I must be the last person in North America to discover these cookie bars. There are entire boards on Pinterest dedicated to variations of this recipe! I can see why they are so popular though. These super sweet bars are incredibly easy to make. I know that sometimes I say, "this recipe is easy", and people look at it and think... yeah, sure. But trust me, this recipe is as straight-forward as they get.

    I added pumpkin spice and pumpkin pie filling to the classic Magic Cookie Bar recipe to create these yummy Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars.

    My dad needed to take some treats into work for a bake sale this week, so we made pumpkin spice cookie bars.

    I thought it would be nice to add some festive pumpkin flavour to the original Eagle Brand recipe. So, we stirred in some pumpkin pie filling into the condensed milk, and added just a touch of pumpkin spice to the graham base. After that, all we had to do was assemble the layers and bake-off a few trays.

    Making Pumpkin Spice Magic Cookie Bars | In Search Of Yummy-ness

    The results were delicious! These bars are less sweet than the original, but they aren't overpowered by the pumpkin and pumpkin spice.

    By the way, you know there's no pumpkin in pumpkin spice, right? I've seen a slew of articles lately on the topic, and apparently people are really surprised by that fact. It's like pickling spice... there's no pickle in it.

    I will say, though, that I was kind of surprised to learn that there is no pumpkin in pumpkin pie. Well, not if you're using the canned stuff.

    Apparently, classic orange pumpkins are not great for baking, so many companies use a type of squash instead. I am partial to the E.D. Smith brand pumpkin pie filling, which I suspect is made with Dickinson Pumpkin. At least, that's what's in their Pure Pumpkin puree... anyhow, Dickinson pumpkins look kind of like a traditional pumpkin, so I'm choosing to believe I have actual pumpkin in my pumpkin pies. And pumpkin pie crepes. And in these pumpkin spice cookie bars.

    Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bar Recipe | In Search Of Yummy-ness

    If you try making these pumpkin spice cookie bars, let me know how they turn out for you!

    Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars

    These sticky sweet bars have a hint of pumpkin spice flavour.
    4.75 from 4 votes
    Shareba | In Search Of Yummy-ness
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 24 small bars
    Calories 264

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
    • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
    • ¾ cup unsalted butter, , melted
    • 300 millilitres sweetened condensed milk, , (1 can of Eagle brand)
    • ½ cup pumpkin pie filling
    • 1 ⅓ cups pecans, , chopped
    • 1 ⅓ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
    • 1 ⅓ cups flaked coconut, , sweetened

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350ºF if using a metal baking pan, or 325ºF (160ºC) if using a glass dish.
    • Line a 13 x 9" (3.5 L) baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough excess paper on the sides to use as handles.
    • In a bowl, combine graham crumbs with pumpkin spice and butter. Stir until the mixture looks like wet sand.
    • Press the mixture evenly onto the parchment-lined baking pan with a spatula.
    • In another bowl, combine the condensed milk with the pumpkin pie filling. Then pour the mixture evenly over crumb crust. Tilt the pan to get an even coating.
    • Randomly sprinkle pecans, chocolate chips and coconut over the condensed milk layer, then press the toppings down firmly with the flat side of a spatula.
    • Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until lightly browned.
    • Set the pan on a wire rack and allow to cool thoroughly.
    • Use the parchment paper "handles" to lift the cookie out of the pan, and place it on a cutting board. Cut into bars and store loosely covered at room temperature.

    Notes

    Recipe adapted from Eagle Brand Magic Cookie Bars. 
    Please note that the nutritional information for this recipe is only an estimate, and has been calculated using a plugin. 

    See blog post for detailed tips and explanations.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 264kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 128mgPotassium: 185mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 540IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1.3mg

    Please note that these nutritional values are only an estimate, and have been generated from a database using generic products.

    Have you made this recipe?Please leave a review in the comments below!

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    Recipe adapted from: www.eaglebrand.ca/recipes

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    1. Nuran

      October 15, 2014 at 1:59 pm

      It was sooooooo delicious !!!!

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      • Shareba Abdul

        October 15, 2014 at 4:00 pm

        Thanks Nuran, I'm glad you liked it!

        Reply
    2. AnnMarie

      October 21, 2014 at 4:34 pm

      I love Hello Dolly's and pumpkin so the addition of pumpkin is fabulous. Trying these soon!

      Reply
      • Shareba Abdul

        October 21, 2014 at 6:52 pm

        Thanks AnnMarie, I hope you like them!

        Reply
    3. Farrah

      October 21, 2014 at 10:10 pm

      Ahhh! These look so good! I need to pitch them as the dessert of choice for my food prepping with my friend this weekend!

      Reply
      • Shareba Abdul

        October 21, 2014 at 10:55 pm

        Thanks Farrah! They are so easy to make, you'll love them 🙂

        Reply
    4. Ally @ Om Nom Ally

      November 13, 2014 at 2:09 am

      5 stars
      These look delicious, really moist and deliciou. Thank you for sharing!
      I always find it interesting when I read that there is "no pumpkin in pumpkin pie", as in Australia we lump squashes and pumpkin into the same term of 'pumpkin' (for us squash are the little patty pan squash and that's it). So if I made pumpkin pie it would definitely be what you would call 'squash'!

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      • Shareba Abdul

        November 13, 2014 at 11:14 am

        Thanks Ally, that's really interesting! Actually, in the Caribbean I'm pretty sure they call squashes and pumpkin "pumpkin" too, now that I think about it.

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