Chocolate Macaroon Bars – Eat More Chocolate Eat More Chocolate

Ingredients

• 1 cup (that's 2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Hershey's Special Dark)
• 4 cups unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tsp. pure almond extract
• 1/2 cup bittersweet or dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 Tbsp butter