Nanaimo Bar Cookies
Crisp around the edges and chewy on the inside, these cookies are full of texture from the graham crackers, coconut, and walnuts. Add in vanilla pudding crumbs and chocolate drizzle, and they become absolutely sinful. Yields 15-20 cookies
Servings
15-20cookies
Cook Time
21-24minutes
Servings
15-20cookies
Cook Time
21-24minutes
Ingredients
Vanilla Pudding Crumbs
Nanaimo Bar Cookies
Instructions
Vanilla Pudding Crumbs
  1. Heat the oven to 250°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, whisk together 4 Tbsp of vanilla instant pudding mix with the flour, corn starch, sugar, and salt. With a spatula, stir in the butter until small clumps start to form. Spread the mixture on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake 20 minutes until sandy. Cool. Return the crumbs to a bowl, stir in the other 2 Tbsp vanilla instant pudding mix and pour the white chocolate into the crumbs, mixing until evenly coated. Set aside.
Nanaimo Bar Cookies
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy–about 3-5 minutes. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, chocolate graham cracker crumbs*, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. Once the butter and sugars are ready, add the egg and vanilla, mixing until combined. Add in the dry ingredients, half at a time, until the dough just begins to come together. Fold in the walnuts, coconut, and pudding crumbs. Let the dough chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet or two with parchment paper. Using a large ice cream scoop, drop the cookies onto the prepared sheets. Bake 21-24 minutes, until the bottom edges begin to turn a light golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet about 3-5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
  4. Once the cookies are cool, drizzle with melted chocolate and allow it to set.
Recipe Notes

*If you don’t have chocolate graham crackers, substitute regular graham cracker crumbs and 1 Tbsp of cocoa powder.

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