Banana Coconut Cookie Bars

Ingredients

• 3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs or vanilla cookie crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup chocolate chips or vanilla chip

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 bananas, sliced (not overly ripe)
• 1/2-1 cup coconut
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375° and grease 13 by 9" pan Mix cookie crumbs,butter and sugar until thoroughly blended& reserve 1/3 of mixture.

2. 2

   Press the remaining mixture into bottom of baking dish.

3. 3

   Bake for 8- 10 minutes until lightly browned.

4. 4

   Remove pan from oven and sprinkle cookie base with chocolate chips and return pan to oven until chocolate chips are shiny, spread evenly and set aside.

5. 5

   In medium saucepan combine condensed milk, banana, coconut and butter.

6. 6

   Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.

7. 7

   Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and salt.

8. 8

   Spread over cookie crumb base in pan.

9. 9

   Sprinkle reserved cookie crumb mixture over filling.

10. 10

    Return to oven for 8-10 minutes until topping is slightly browned.

11. 11

    Cool thoroughly and cut into bars.