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1 heart shaped cookie cutter about 2
inches wide
1 cup butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups finely crushed unsalted thin pretzels or pretzel sticks
2 cups milk chocolate chips or semi sweet chocolates chips { one 10
ounce package }
1 ~ 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk { not evaporated milk }
3/4 cup cocoa
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes, tinted with pink or red food coloring*
Pre heat oven to 350°. Use a microwave ~ safe bowl to melt 3/4 cup butter in
the microwave to 40 to 50 seconds or until melted. Stir crushed pretzels
{ put the pretzels in a zip lock bag and roll with a rolling pin } into the melted
butter until mixed together; with your fingers press the crumbs evenly into the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 ~ inch baking
dish spayed with cooking spray;
Sprinkle chocolates chips over
pretzel layer.
Pour sweetened condensed milk, cocoa and remaining 1/4 cup butter in
small microwave ~ safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 1 to 1 ~
1/2 minutes or until mixture is melted and smooth when stirred;
carefully pour over chocolate chip layer. Top with the tinted coconut; press
lightly
down onto chocolate layer.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool
completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into heart ~ shaped pieces
with cookie cutters or cut into bars. Makes about 8 hearts or 12 bars.
* PINK OR RED COCONUT: Drop 4 to 6 drops of red food color in a large zip lock
bag; pour the 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes into the bag. Zip the top
closed and shake
the bag until coconut is the desired color. Use immediately. |
