Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Bar

Name: Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Bar
Prep time: 15M
Total time: 20M
Yield: 6 Bars
Ingredients: 22 oz. Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Bargood-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped; ½ pkg. Chocolate Maria Cookies; ½ pkg. Maria Cookies; ½ cup Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Bartoasted almonds (skins on); ¼ cup Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Barraw pumpkin seeds (pepitas); ¼ cup Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Barfinely chopped dried apricots; ¼ cup Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Bardried cranberries; Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate BarSix 3-oz. silicone chocolate-bar molds

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The festive season is the perfect time to enjoy homemade dishes and share them with loved ones. Surprise friends and family with a delightful and beautiful gift made of these Easy Maria Cookie Chocolate Bars that you can prepare with your family in minutes. You’ll only need crunchy and delicious GOYA® <a title="Maria Cookies" href="https://www.goya.com/en/maria-cookies/" data-udi="https://goya.com/en/products/maria-cookies">Maria Cookies</a>, along with a few more ingredients like dark chocolate, almonds, pumpkin seeds, and dried cranberries.

Total Time

20m

Prep Time:15m

Yields:6 Bars

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Ingredients

22 oz.

good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped

½ pkg.
(3.5 oz.)

GOYA® Chocolate Maria Cookies , coarsely chopped

½ pkg.
(3.5 oz.)

GOYA® Maria Cookies , coarsely chopped

½ cup

toasted almonds (skins on)

¼ cup

raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

¼ cup

finely chopped dried apricots

¼ cup

dried cranberries

Six 3-oz. silicone chocolate-bar molds

Directions

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Step 1

Place chopped chocolate in heat-safe bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water and heat, stirring frequently, for 4 to 6 minutes or until chocolate is smooth and melted.

Step 2

Pour chocolate into silicon molds, leveling off with offset spatula. Top each bar with chopped cookie pieces, almonds, pumpkin seeds, apricots and cranberries.

Step 3

Let stand until chocolate sets and hardens.

Step 4

Carefully remove from molds and wrap as desired.

Substitute nuts, seeds and dried fruit as desired. Alternatively, use lined muffin cups as molds for chocolate cookie bar rounds.

For holiday chocolate bars, add holiday sprinkles and crushed candy canes, and package with ribbons for holiday gifts.

Alternatively, use good-quality chocolate pellets or wafers for faster preparation.

Substitute dark chocolate with milk chocolate if preferred.

Products in this Recipe

Chocolate Maria Cookies

Maria Cookies

Substitute nuts, seeds and dried fruit as desired. Alternatively, use lined muffin cups as molds for chocolate cookie bar rounds. For holiday chocolate bars, add holiday sprinkles and crushed candy canes, and package with ribbons for holiday gifts. Alternatively, use good-quality chocolate pellets or wafers for faster preparation. Substitute dark chocolate with milk chocolate if preferred.

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