Low Country Cookie (Bars)

The other day I was flipping through the channels and saw that Paula Deen was on, so I decided to see what she was making. Most of the food that day was seafood type stuff, but these "cookies" looked really good and really easy, so I decided to make them and see for myself. I didn't have pecans, so I used chocolate chips, but they were good and I bet they would have been good with the pecans, too.

Low Country Cookies

Filling:
1 (16-ounce) box graham crackers
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup or 3 (1/2-ounce) cans shredded coconut

Topping:

2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
3 tablespoons milk

For the filling: Line a 13 by 9-inch pan with whole graham crackers. Melt the butter in saucepan and add sugar. Beat the egg and milk together; add to butter mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add the nuts, coconut, and 1 cup graham cracker crumbs. Pour over the crackers in the pan. Cover with another layer of whole graham crackers.

For the topping: Beat all the ingredients together and spread over top layer of crackers.

Chill. Cut into squares.

By the way, we can't (and shouldn't) eat a whole 9x13 pan of these, so I halved the recipe and put it in a smaller pan. It was the perfect amount for our little family.