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    Home » Recipes » Halloween

    Halloween Magic Bars

    Modified: Oct 25, '23 · Published: Oct 3, '20 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Magic Bars are the perfect last-minute treat because they are so easy to make. These cookies and cream Halloween Magic Bars are filled with OREO Cookies, chocolate chips, and orange chips. Their orange and black color is perfect for Halloween.

    Halloween magic bars with an OREO Cookie crust, caramel, chocolate chips, orange chips, and cookie pieces.

    Have you ever tried a magic cookie bar? They are gooey bars of goodness held together by caramelized sweetened condensed milk.

    You simply layer ingredients like, in this case, OREO Cookies and Halloween chocolate chips together in a baking pan with a can of sweetened condensed milk and bake. That's it! Making Halloween Magic Bars couldn't be easier.

    The magic happens when the heat from the oven caramelizes the creamy milk. It glues everything together in one crunchy, chewy, chocolaty bar.

    closeup of a Halloween OREO cookie bar filled with Halloween Oreos, orange and black chocolate chips, and sweetened condensed milk.

    There are endless ingredient variations to use when making Magic Bars.

    I've also shared recipes for Chocolate Magic Bars layered with a chocolate cookie cake crust, peanuts, Reese's Pieces, and a chocolate peanut butter glaze and Candy Corn Magic Bars layered with a Nutter Butter Cookie crust, peanut butter, candy corn, and Reese's Pieces. They are all perfect cookies for Halloween.

    Let's get baking and make these orange and black cookies.

    This recipe was originally published on October 1, 2013.

    Halloween OREO Cookies, Nestle Halloween Chocolate Chips, and sweetened condensed milk.

    Ingredients

    Oreo Cookies - You can use plain Oreos for the crust or you can use Halloween Oreos. Either will work fine.
    unsalted butter
    sweetened condensed milk - This is sweetened milk that is cooked until thick. It bakes into gooey caramel. Do not substitute condensed milk. That is too thin and has no sugar in it.
    Halloween Oreo Cookies with orange filling
    Nestle Halloween Semi-Sweet Chocolate and Orange-Colored Morsels - If you can't find the Halloween chips you can use semi-sweet chocolate chips and Orange Candy Melts. Just cut the candy melts in quarters before sprinkling them onto the cookie bars.

    Supplies

    9x13-inch baking pan
    non-stick tin foil or tin foil that is sprayed with baking spray

    Instructions

    pressing and Oreo cookie crust into a tin foil-lined 9x13-inch pan.
    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • Line a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil.
    • Mix the Oreo crumbs with melted butter and press it into the bottom of the pan.
    pour sweetened condensed milk over the OREO Cookie crust
    • Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crust.
    layering Halloween OREO Cookie pieces and orange chip and chocolate chips over a layer of sweetened condensed milk.
    • Sprinkle on pieces of Halloween Oreos and half of the Halloween morsels.
    Halloween magic bars with an OREO Cookie crust topped with sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, orange chips, and Halloween Oreo cookie pieces.
    • Bake for 25-28 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the reserved half of the bag of Halloween morsels.
    • Return to the oven for about 5 more minutes until the chips melt slightly and until the sweetened condensed milk turns golden brown and the bars appear set around the edges.
    • The center will still be just a bit jiggly, but it will harden as it cools.
    • Cool completely for at least one hour before cutting into 24 to 30 bars.

    Tips

    • If your sweetened condensed milk still looks white and really soft in the middle of the pan, you can use tin foil to cover the edges of the bars and bake for 3-6 more minutes.
    • Now that I've made many batches of magic bars, I have found that on occasion I have to use this trick.

    Storage

    Store these cookies and cream bars in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can also freeze them in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

    Variations

    White chocolate Oreo magic bars.

    You can use white chocolate chips instead of orange chips to make OREO Cookie Bars. They are perfect for any day.

    one chocolate magic bar topped with peanuts, Reese's Pieces, and chocolate glaze served on a small white plate.

    These Chocolate Magic Bars are topped with orange Reese's Pieces. They'd be great to serve for Halloween too!

    Related Recipes

    You might also like these other OREO Halloween recipes.

    Halloween Mickey Mouse Oreo Cookies decorated using candy clay are fun to make for your Halloween parties.

    Halloween Mickey Mouse Oreos

    Oreo Spider Bites - Cute and creepy Halloween treats.

    OREO Spiders

    Orange and Black OREO Cookie and white chocolate Halloween popcorn in a black and orange polka dot gift box.

    Halloween OREO Popcorn

    Be sure to check out all the Halloween recipes here on Hungry Happenings.

    Recipe

    Halloween magic bars with an OREO Cookie crust, caramel, chocolate chips, orange chips, and cookie pieces.
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    Halloween Magic Bars
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    30 mins
     

    Layers of Halloween Oreo Cookies and Halloween chocolate chips with gooey caramelized sweetened condensed milk.

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: halloween, halloween cookies, halloween desserts, magic bars
    Servings: 30
    Calories: 194 kcal
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 36 Oreo Cookies, crushed into fine crumbs
    • ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
    • 1 (14 ounce can) sweetened condensed milk
    • 14 Halloween Oreo Cookies broken into small pieces not crumbs
    • 1 11 ounce bag of Nestle Halloween Semi-Sweet Chocolate and Orange Colored Morsels (or semi-sweet chocolate chips and Orange Candy Melts cut into quarters)
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
    2. Line a 9 inch by 13 inch baking pan with non-stick aluminum foil.
    3. Mix the Oreo crumbs with melted butter and press it into the bottom of the pan.
    4. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crust.
    5. Sprinkle on pieces of Halloween Oreos and half of the Halloween morsels.
    6. Bake for 25-28 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle on the reserved half a bag of Halloween morsels.

    7. Return to the oven for about 5 more minutes until the chips melt slightly and  until the sweetened condensed milk turns golden brown and the bars appear set around the edges..

    8. The center will still be slightly jiggly but should not look really wet. You bars will harden as they cool.

    9. Cool completely for at least one hour before cutting into 24 to 30 bars.
    Recipe Notes
    • If your sweetened condensed milk still looks white and really soft in the middle of the pan, you can use tin foil to cover the edges of the bars and bake for 3-6 more minutes.
    • Now that I've made many batches of magic bars, I have found that on occasion I have to use this trick.
    • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. 
    • You can wrap the bars well in wax paper then place in a large zip-top bag and freeze for up to 3 months. 
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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Anonymous says

      October 25, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Congrats on the show. That gives me more bragging rights. You go girl. Trish Butler

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 25, 2013 at 8:53 pm

        Thank you Trish. It's always fun to do the show.

        Reply
    2. Tara Lotufo says

      October 25, 2013 at 6:23 pm

      These bars look AMAZINGGGGGG!!!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 25, 2013 at 8:54 pm

        Thanks, Tara. I really love the flavor of these bars and have made them several times already.

        Reply
    3. Sue says

      October 25, 2013 at 4:29 pm

      These look so gooey GOOD! Great job, Beth!

      Reply
    4. Brittany says

      October 18, 2013 at 3:21 am

      I just made these for a pot luck at work tomorrow, and they are so good! Do they need to be refrigerated? I didn't see that info anywhere?

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 25, 2013 at 8:53 pm

        Oh, so sorry to have missed your comment when you made it. You don't need to refrigerate the bars. I hope everyone enjoyed them!

        Reply
    5. Anonymous says

      October 17, 2013 at 12:39 am

      Would enjoy having a printable recipe link. I'm not one that wants to follow a blog on my counter top.

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 17, 2013 at 1:27 am

        I need to look into that. Usually my projects aren't just regular recipes and the step by step pictures are important, but this is just a simple recipe and a printable link would be great.

        Reply
    6. Mummy KnowsReviews says

      October 14, 2013 at 6:46 pm

      So I tried to make this and it was a MAJOR FAIL!!!! http://www.mummyknowsreviews.com/2013/10/my-pinterest-nailed-it-moment.html
      Here you can see it how it turned out, I did see that you needed a total of 40 Cookies lol so I did not use enough for the crust.

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 14, 2013 at 8:14 pm

        My goodness, I just looked at your pictures and I have no idea why your cookie bars turned out black like that. It's as if your crust bubbled up through the cookies and everything else sunk down. Yes, there are 30 regular Oreo cookies in the crust and 10 Halloween Oreo's broken up on top, which is where a lot of the orange color comes from. If you didn't use the Halloween Oreo's you wouldn't have nearly as much orange on top. I hope they at least tasted good.

        Reply
    7. Jen Nikolaus says

      October 12, 2013 at 5:16 am

      Second time tonight that I randomly clicked over to your blog from a link party - your recipes are too awesome! I love these magic bars! I can't wait to try them, pinning now!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 12, 2013 at 12:02 pm

        That's nice to hear. I'm glad my pictures grabbed your attention. I really appreciate the pins.

        Reply
    8. Carolyn says

      October 12, 2013 at 1:38 am

      I just wanted to let you know that I featured your wonderful project on homework. Thanks so much for sharing it on The Inspiration Board. Have a great weekend!

      carolyn
      homework &
      DETAILS

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 12, 2013 at 2:20 am

        Thanks so much, Carolyn. I'm so happy you like these Halloween Magic Bars enough to feature them! I hope you have a wonderful weekend too.

        Reply
    9. Mackenzie says

      October 12, 2013 at 12:39 am

      Beth- these look awesome and sound delicious too! I love the bright orange and black together! How fun!

      Reply
    10. Laura Belleau says

      October 07, 2013 at 1:26 pm

      I have never had these either, but they look perfect to make for my Cub Scouts!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 07, 2013 at 1:51 pm

        A friend of mine used the recipe to make them for her son's grade school class and they were a huge hit. I hope your Cub Scouts like them too!

        Reply
    11. Anonymous says

      October 07, 2013 at 1:31 am

      Count me as another one coming out from "under a rock". This is going to really sound nuts... but the oreo crust... are we talking using ALL of the cookie with icing middle included? hahahaha I'ver NEVER made an oreo crust!!!! My guess is just pulsing the cookies in the food processor until a fine crumb. Yes?

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 07, 2013 at 12:41 pm

        Everyone has to start somewhere! When you make an Oreo crust, just crust the entire cookie into crumbs, filling and all. I think's it's easiest to do that in a food processor, but you can put the cookies in a bag and smash them with a rolling pin or pan. You wont get as fine of crumbs, but it works. I've now made three different magic bars, as the request of family and friends, and these with Oreos are my favorite.

        Reply
    12. The Bearfoot Baker says

      October 04, 2013 at 7:42 pm

      You had me at the Oreos! Gotta try this becuase it look great!!

      Reply
    13. Alexis Middleton says

      October 03, 2013 at 5:36 pm

      These look SO good. And I think they would be a hit with the kids too. I would love if you would link up to the Halloween link party going on now (links shared across 10 blogs!): http://persialou.blogspot.com/2013/10/owl-wreath-and-halloween-project-parade.html

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 03, 2013 at 6:16 pm

        Thanks for the invite, Alexis. I added a few pictures to the party.

        Reply
    14. Brenda @ SweetSimpleStuff says

      October 02, 2013 at 3:25 pm

      That's funny ... I didn't see you under the rock ... I'm still under it! I have not had a magic/7 layer bar, probably because they usually use coconut (I'm not a coconut lover) ... must try your version!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 02, 2013 at 3:56 pm

        LOL! It's nice to know I wasn't alone under that rock:) I love coconut, but know that most people aren't fans, so I don't bake with it often. If I did, I'd have to eat the entire things, as my husband would not help out. I need his help!

        Reply
    15. anubhavati says

      October 02, 2013 at 3:20 am

      Looks so adorable and lovely!!!

      Shobha

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 02, 2013 at 12:33 pm

        Thank you, Shobha:)

        Reply
    16. The Partiologist says

      October 02, 2013 at 1:22 am

      Would you believe I had a bag of those Halloween chips in my hot little hand and I put them back!!! EEK - why
      did I put them back, now I'll have to go and get them to make these luscious looking bars!!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 02, 2013 at 12:33 pm

        EEK, is right. Go back and get them, you wont be sorry. I'm sure you can come up with something amazing even if you don't use this recipe.

        Reply
    17. Jo and Sue says

      October 01, 2013 at 11:46 pm

      I love magic bars and I LOVE how Halloween-y these look. Unfortunately we don't have access to Halloween Oreos OR Halloween Morsels where we live (Booooo). These would perfect for the Halloween bake sale we are holding later this month. 🙂
      Great creation!!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 02, 2013 at 12:10 am

        Oh, that's too bad. The orange and black is so fun. You could just use regular Oreos and add orange M&M's or Reese's Pieces to the bars for a pop of color.

        Reply
    18. Mindy says

      October 01, 2013 at 6:37 pm

      Um, I must be under the same rock, 'cause I'm 37 and have never had them either. But, like you, I've seen them EVERYWHERE lately. I had no idea what was so magic about them. I'll have to give your recipe a whirl and see what all the fuss is about.

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 01, 2013 at 7:18 pm

        I'm so glad to know I'm not alone in my lack of magic in my life. This makes a lot of bars so I shared them with several different friends and they all asked for the recipe. Ya know it's good when that happens.

        Reply
    19. Robin Buster says

      October 01, 2013 at 4:48 pm

      Oreo Cookies make the best crust! This sounds like a must try recipe!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 01, 2013 at 5:55 pm

        Oh, I totally agree. I just made another magic bar using Nutter Butters. They are good, but don't even compare to this recipe.

        Reply
    20. Ciara @teaspoon of Life says

      October 01, 2013 at 1:11 pm

      I decided to head over from the homework link party because this just looked so good!

      Reply
      • beth says

        October 01, 2013 at 5:54 pm

        Hi Ciara, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you were intrigued by the photo.

        Reply
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