These Easter Magic Cookie Bars are the perfect Easter dessert! Not only are they colorful and fun, but they are also delicious and easy to make. Your whole family will love them!

Magic Cookie Bars, also known as Hello Dolly Bars, are layered cookie bars that combine chocolate chips, peanut butter morsels, coconut, and a delicious caramelized crust.

What sets these Easter Magic Bars apart from traditional magic bars, is the bright pink crumb crust. It makes these bars festive and bright while adding a nice hint of tart to a traditionally super sweet dessert!

How to Make Easter Magic Cookie Bars

These magic cookie bars are super easy to make! Follow along below or grab the printable recipe at the end of this post.

Easter Magic Cookie Bars Ingredients:

• 20 pink wafer cookies (1 – 7 ounce package)
• 3 Tablespoons salted butter, melted
• 2 cups shredded or flaked coconut
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 – 10 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (not condensed milk, not evaporated milk)
• 1-2 cups mini Easter eggs (candy-coated chocolate eggs)
• 1 cup pretzel sticks, chopped
• 1 cup mini peanut butter morsels (I used Nestle Tollhouse Spring Easter Basket Morsels and More. You can use this mix or the mini Easter eggs, pretzel sticks, and peanut butter morsels instead).

Easter Magic Cookie Bars Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Crumble the pink wafer cookies using a food processor. Mix melted butter into the crumbs.

Pour the crumbs into a parchment-lined 8×8 baking pan. Then press the crumbs down, making a crust.

Sprinkle on the coconut, then the chocolate chips.

Drizzle the sweetened condensed milk over the top evenly.

Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from the oven and toss on the mini Easter eggs, pretzel pieces, and mini peanut butter morsels. Press these in softly so that they stick.

Allow the bars to cool completely and then cut into squares.  

Common Questions About Magic Cookie Bars

Do I need to refrigerate magic cookie bars?

No, they may be stored at room temperature for 4-5 days. However, if it is really warm in your home, you may want to store them in the fridge where they will keep for up to 1 week.

Can You Freeze Magic Cookie Bars?

Yes, they will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months. Just be sure to place parchment paper between the layers or they will stick together. 

Can I use condensed milk or evaporated milk instead of sweetened condensed milk? 

No, neither of those will work in this recipe.  

I don’t have pink wafer cookies – what else could I use? 

This recipe works really well with graham cracker crumbs. Use 1 ½ cups of graham cracker crumbs and increase the butter to 5 Tablespoons.  

Could I add nuts to magic bars? 

Yes, this is especially good with chopped walnuts. Just add a cup between the coconut and chocolate chips.