Coconut Gooey Chocolate Crunch Bars Recipe - (4.6/5)

Ingredients

• 16 tablespoons (1 cup or 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 (13.5 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup or 1/2 a stick) salted butter
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped walnuts (or pecans)
• 1 1/2 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened, whatever you prefer)
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips