Never have I been so emphatic about a dessert, and you have to understand that I am a pretty emphatic person, especially about desserts. But these bars, are so stupendous, that I implore you, “Make them please, pretty please, with some shaved coconut on top!”

Last weekend I was out with Brian, and we stopped in for a treat at Amy’s Breads. That is where I ate this sweet-affirming, all American goody, and my life has been forever changed. (Maybe I am being a bit dramatic, but these bars are that good!) Amy simply called them Coconut Dream Bars, but memories of a 7 Layer Cookie Bar that I ate as a child came flooding back to me. There was a restaurant that my family used to go to on occasion, it was known for it ginormous, split-worthy portions, especially desserts. They had a 7 Layer Bar, that was okay– a bit dry, almost too sweet with the inclusion of butterscotch chips, but good none the less. Amy’s bar was similar yet so much better; with a crumbly, buttery, graham crust, I knew that I could not rest until I too had found a recipe for 7 Layer Bars.

I ran home to the internet, and a quick search brought me to this recipe, and in turn brings me to unending happiness. Made with a fair amount of butter, two kinds of chips, shredded coconut, and topped off with a can of sweetened condensed milk (I mean, how bad can anything be with a topping like that?), these bars are definitely rich, and definitely sweet, but they are so good it is ridiculous. The smell emanating from my oven while the bars baked was divine, and enjoyed warm from the oven, with a cup of tea, nothing could be better. So get to it… make these bars. You won’t be sorry that you did.