Blueberry White Chocolate Bars with Sugar Cookie Mix are a fun twist on a 7-layer magic cookie bar with juicy blueberries, white chocolate chips, and coconut enrobed in lemony sweetened condensed milk.
Easy sugar cookie bars to make for holidays, bake sales, or no reason at all.
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I'm a little bit obsessed with making different flavors of magic cookie bars -- dream bars, 7 layer bars ... whatever you call them -- like these Pumpkin Bars with Cake Mix, Nutter Butter Bars, and this Carrot Cake Mix Bar Cookie recipe.
And we absolutely love these Blueberry White Chocolate Bars. These simple sugar cookie bars are loaded up with blueberries (you can use fresh or frozen), white chocolate chips, sliced almonds, and coconut, drizzled with lemon condensed milk, and baked until golden brown and crispy on the outside, and gooey on the inside.
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Ingredients
The full recipe, complete list of ingredients, and exact amounts are on the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Sugar cookie mix. No need to measure out dry ingredients -- a handy pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix has it all!
Butter and eggs. Use the mix-ins called for on the package of cookie mix -- one stick of butter and one egg. Bring them to room temperature so they easily mix into the cookie dough.
Blueberries. Fresh or frozen blueberries work great in these cookie bars. To use frozen blueberries, thaw, rinse under cold water until the water runs clear, and pat dry on a paper towel.
White chocolate chips. You can use your favorite flavor of chocolate chips — or a combination of white, dark, and or milk chocolate.
Sliced almonds. Almonds are lovely with blueberries and lemon.
Coconut. I prefer Baker's Angel Flake Coconut over store brands, it has more moisture.
Variations
- Instead of store-bought sugar cookie mix, use your favorite sugar cookie recipe as the base.
- Try different flavors of cookie mix like oatmeal or snickerdoodle!
- If you're not into coconut, substitute with chopped nuts, pretzel pieces, chopped cookies, and more chocolate chips.
- Substitute almonds with pecans, walnuts, macadamia nuts, or hazelnuts, if you wish. You can also leave them out.
- Add flavor extracts like almond extract or vanilla extract to the sugar cookie mix.
How to Make Blueberry White Chocolate Bars with Sugar Cookie Mix
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar cookie mix, egg, and softened butter with a stand or hand mixer at medium speed into a soft dough.
Step 2: Pat the sugar cookie dough into a 9 x 13 inch pan sprayed with cooking spray or lined with a piece of parchment paper. Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 15 minutes.
Step 3: In a small bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk with the lemon juice and lemon zest.
Step 4: Pour the lemon sweetened condensed milk mixture over the sugar cookie layer.
Step 5: Add the blueberries, sliced almonds, and white chocolate chips — in that order.
Step 6: Top with coconut. Gently press the coconut into the sweetened condensed milk.
Step 7: Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the edges are brown and bubbly and the coconut is golden brown.
Step 8: Cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes before cutting them into squares. For the cleanest squares, cool them completely, then chill them in the refrigerator before cutting.
Expert Tips
- The best way to keep frozen blueberries from turning the whole pan of bars blue is to thaw them, rinse them under cold water until the water runs clear, and pat them dry with paper towels.
- The easiest way to remove the bars from the pan is to line it with parchment paper, leaving an overhang.
- To cut the bars into clean squares, chill the bars until firm before cutting.
FAQs
You can store them in an airtight container or covered in aluminum foil at room temperature for a couple of days or in the refrigerator for about one week. I like to keep mine in the fridge.
Yes. Wrap them in a double layer of plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil or a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 3 months.
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Blueberry White Chocolate Bars with Sugar Cookie Mix
Ingredients
- 1 package sugar cookie mix
- 1 stick softened butter
- 1 egg
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen (thawed, rinsed, and patted dry)
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup sweetened coconut
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine the cookie mix, egg, and softened butter. Using an electric mixer, mix the ingredients together until they form a soft dough.
- Pat the sugar cookie mixture into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish and bake for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk with the lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Pour the lemon sweetened condensed milk mixture over the sugar cookie base. Then add the blueberries, sliced almonds, white chocolate chips, and coconut — in that order. Gently press the coconut mixture into sweetened condensed milk.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the edges are brown and bubbly and the coconut is golden brown. Check them early so they don't overbake.
- Place the pan on a wire rack to cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting into them.
Notes
- The best way to keep thawed frozen blueberries from turning the whole pan of bars blue is to rinse them under cold water until the water runs clear and pat them dry with paper towels.
- To cut the bars into clean squares, chill the bars until firm before cutting.
My family loves these cookie bars!! I make them for my boyfriends family events and they impress. We add extra lemon zest to the sugar cookie dough to kick it up on the citrus. Thanks for this favorite of ours.
Hi, Karyn, Thank you so much for the nice note! I'm so glad you and your family enjoy these -- and I love your tip of adding more zest to the cookie dough, thank you for sharing. Cara 🙂
Seeing that I am doubting the recipe do I use #1 13x9 or #2 13x9’s
Hi, Patty! One batch uses one 13 x 9 pan, so your double recipe will need two 13 x 9 pans. Happy baking! 🙂 Cara
Do these have to be refrigerated?
Hi, Marcia, thank you so much for your question! I recommend storing these bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Enjoy! Cara
How big of a can of the sweetened condensed milk?
Hi :), it's a 14 oz. can.