Macaroon Bars

Name: Macaroon Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 3-1/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut, divided; 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Yield 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Guests will never recognize the refrigerated crescent roll dough that goes into these almond-flavored bars. You can assemble the chewy coconut treats in no time. —Carolyn Kyzer, Alexander, Arkansas

Ingredients

3-1/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut, divided
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan; line pan with nonstick foil, allowing foil to hang over edges. Grease foil; sprinkle 1-1/2 cups coconut into pan. Combine milk and extract; drizzle half over coconut. Unroll crescent dough into 1 long rectangle; seal seams and perforations. Place in pan. Drizzle with remaining milk mixture; sprinkle with remaining coconut.
Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 103 calories, 5g fat (4g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 85mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

Guests will never recognize the refrigerated crescent roll dough that goes into these almond-flavored bars. You can assemble the chewy coconut treats in no time. —Carolyn Kyzer, Alexander, Arkansas

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