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Fudge Meltaway Cookies

April 8, 2019 by Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life Leave a Comment

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These Fudge Meltaway Cookies are too good to stop eating!  A layer of graham cracker crumbs, chocolate, butter and coconut topped with a perfectly creamy fudge makes an amazing bar cookie!

Old fashioned chocolate fudge layer meltaway cookies with coconut

Old Fashioned Fudge Meltaway Cookies

My husband’s grandma graced our family with so many precious things.  A faith that lasted nearly a century here on earth and continues to live on through her family.  A love of family, farming, cooking and grandkids and so much more.  Among the few earthly treasures, she left behind are a huge collection of recipes.

This old fashioned bar cookie recipe is so delicious because of the combinations of chocolate with graham crackers and coconut.  We made this recipe twice right away and couldn’t stop eating these cookies!

Fudge Meltaway Cookies are in the same community cookbook as this Pineapple Marshmallow Dessert and Glazed Rum Cake.  A couple of her best slow cooker recipes are Crock Pot Stew Meat and Mushrooms in Wine Sauce and Farmhouse Crock Pot Spaghetti.

Pan of old-fashioned Fudge Meltaway Cookies on a red napkin

I made a batch of these to take along and share with a group of friends.  My family enjoyed another batch and I look forward to making these unique bar cookies at Christmas and for other potlucks throughout the year.

Friends observed that the coconut and graham cracker flavors really stood out and make this dessert memorable.  I don’t make too many recipes with squares on chocolate, but it seems to be the old-fashioned recipes that feature them.

Tips for Making Fudge Meltaway Cookies

  • Melt chocolate over low heat in a saucepan and stir regularly to prevent burning
  • Refrigerate the graham cracker and coconut mixture to allow to chill and set-up
  • Be prepared to spread the soft fudge mixture very quickly because it sets up fast
  • If you would like to make a pattern in the fudge do it quickly without stopping before the fudge begins to set
  • Chill dish again
  • Before chocolate is hard, cut into square and return to the refrigeration until firm
Collage of Fudge Meltaway Cookies made with a layer of graham cracker crumbs, chocolate, butter and coconut topped with a perfectly creamy fudge makes an amazing bar cookie!

We hope you enjoy these bar cookies as much as we do!

Printable Recipe for Fudge Meltaway Cookies

Fudge Meltaway Cookies

Fudge Meltaway Cookies

These Fudge Meltaway Cookies are too good to stop eating!  A layer of graham cracker crumbs, chocolate, butter and coconut topped with a perfectly creamy fudge makes an amazing bar cookie!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Fudge Meltaway Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
cool time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 9 people
Calories: 396kcal
Author: Jennifer @ Plowing Through Life

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Layer

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 square unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 cup coconut
  • 1/2 chopped nuts optional

Creamy Fudge Layer

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon milk or cream
  • 2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 square unsweetened chocolate

Instructions

  • Melt 1/2 cup butter and 1 square chocolate in a saucepan.  
  • Blend remaining “graham cracker layer” ingredients into the melted chocolate. Mix well and press into ungreased 9×9 glass baking dish. Refrigerate.
  • Melt remaining chocolate and butter in a saucepan.  Mix in remaining ingredients.  Spread evenly over chilled mixture.  Chill again.  
  • Before chocolate is hard cut into squares.  Chill until chocolate is firm.

Notes

  • Melt chocolate over low heat in a saucepan and stir regularly to prevent burning
  • Refrigerate the graham cracker and coconut mixture to allow to chill and set-up
  • Be prepared to spread the soft fudge mixture very quickly because it sets up fast
  • If you would like to make a pattern in the fudge do it quickly without stopping before the fudge begins to set
  • Chill dish again 
  • Before chocolate is hard, cut into square and return to the refrigeration until firm
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Nutrition

Calories: 396kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 232mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 473IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg
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