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Last weekend Jordan and I went to run errands together. We went to the dollar store and the grocery store.
We’ve been trying to (remember) to pay her an allowance, in return for doing some extra chores around the house. She gets $5 per week that she puts in her piggy bank and I try to remember to make her pay for extra stuff, like those awesome toys you can get at Dollar Tree.
She’s not too good yet about understanding saving her money or waiting to spend it until she has enough for what she wants. (Case in point: a few weeks ago she paid me $5 so she could style me for the day.)
But in the car on our way to shopping she asked me what it meant to “save up for something.” So I told her that it meant she saved her money in order to buy something more expensive than what she has. I used the example that the Lego set she wants is $50 (side note: can we say outrageous?)
“How many 5’s does it take to get to $50?” she asked me.
I made her count by five’s to get to fifty. “Ten,” she answered herself.
It was quiet for a minute.
“Mommy,” she said, “you know what would be easier? … If you paid me $10 instead of $5.”
Smart kid. Future Donald Trump? Or she’ll win an award for being the lead of her sales team.
Either way, when I’m old and poor, I hope she’ll be able to afford to keep me in Hershey’s Kisses.
As soon as I made this version of this bark at Christmas, I knew I was going to make it with my favorite Kisses of all time.
Coconut Creme. Oh, how I love you.
This bark starts with macaroons. You can buy them at the store or make your own. I cut down the recipe so it only makes 13. You need 12 for this bark. Do what you will with the 13th. I’m not telling where mine went.
Chop up the good stuff.
Lay out a lake of chocolate.
And top it with the good stuff. I added toasted almonds too.
Now we just need to start a petition to get the Coconut Creme Kisses in full-year rotation. Maybe I’ll get Jordan on that. She can talk anyone into anything.
Kiss My Cookie Bark {Coconut Edition}
Kiss my Cookie Bark {Coconut Edition}
Ingredients
For the Macaroons:
- 1 1/3 cups sweetened coconut
- 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons flour
- Pinch salt
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg white
For the Bark:
- 12 macaroon cookies (1” size) either store-bought or from scratch (see below for recipe)
- 30 Hershey’s Coconut Creme Kisses (or, if you can’t find those, try the almond ones)
- 3 cups Milk Chocolate Chips
- ¼ - ½ cup sliced almonds , toasted (place in a 350° oven on a baking sheet for just a few minutes)
Instructions
Make the macaroons (if you're not using store-bought):
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a cookie sheet, or use a Silpat.
- Stir together coconut, sugar, flour, and salt in a medium bowl. Add almond extract and egg white and stir until well blended. Drop 1” balls onto your prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake about 15 minutes until edges of cookies are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack to cool.
Make the Bark:
- Chop up your macaroons and Kisses. Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper.
- Melt chocolate chips in a medium, microwave safe bowl about 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.
- Spread 2/3 of the melted chocolate on the prepared cookie sheet. Sprinkle chopped cookies, Kisses, and almonds on top. Drizzle with remaining chocolate. Chill until hardened. Break into pieces before serving.
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Last Updated on September 12, 2022
Great recipe! If I just switch the flour to matzo cake meal, it will be a fantastic recipe for Passover this year. Definitely going to try! Thanks for sharing!
I’m in love with coconut kisses, this looks wonderful!
I look forward to coming back here every week!!! These look fantastic! Come link up to Foodie Friday
Thanks! 🙂
Looks delicious! I will never add up what we have spent on Legos. It would scare me too much!
It always amazes me how smart these kiddos are. Sometimes I think my 4-year old is smarter than my husband and me put together–scary!!
And man, oh man, do I love coconut. This bark looks out of this world!
Definitely scary. Chucky scary. 😉 Thanks Ashley!
What a fabulous bark! Your kiddo is very smart and funny. Sounds like you guys have a great start on teaching her about money. We still need to work on that over here…mine are 14 and 17…maybe it’s a little late. :O
Oh, I don’t think it’ll stick. We’ve a long way to go before that happens. Most of the time she wants something and tells me to use “that plastic thing.” D’oh. Thanks so much for your comment!
You are my hero – I love coconut and chocolate. Pinning so I remember to make it later 🙂
Aw, thanks so much! 🙂
I would very much LOVE to try this bark…I’m in love with coconut-almost-anything. I live REALLY close! 🙂
Next time I make coconut goodies I’ll remember that… 🙂 I’m always looking for places to sent the good stuff!
How did I not know about coconut kisses? I need to find them. I love coconut!
They are to die for!! 🙂
Wow I could eat the whole pan, those look amazing!! Thanks for sharing on Newlyweds Recipe linky, don’t forget to link back so others can join in too.
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Thanks so much for hosting! 🙂
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