Seven Layer Bars

Seven Layer Bars - made June 15, 2020 from Shugary Sweets

This isn't really seven layers in a bar cookie. More like seven ingredients. But don't quibble because it's an excellent bar cookie and one of the easiest ones you can make, especially during summer when you don't want a lot of fuss.

Before baking

After baking

Melt the butter and mix with the graham cracker crumbs then pat into an even layer in the pan. Sprinkle and cover with the chips, nuts and coconut. Despite the measurements in the recipe, I never measure but just go by how much I want and how it looks. They need to thickly cover the graham cracker crust to make a bar cookie of decent depth. Plus, really, can you ever have "too much"? Spoiler: no.

Then cover the whole thing evenly with the sweetened condensed milk and bake for 20-25 minutes. Let it cool and enjoy some serious goodness.

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup butterscotch morsels
1 cup shredded, sweetened coconut
1/2 cup pecans, chopped, lightly toasted
1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9 x 13" baking pan with foil and very lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Combine melted butter and graham cracker crumbs in a medium -size bowl. Pat into an even layer in prepared pan.
3. Generously top with chocolate chips, butterscotch morsels, pecans and coconut, alternating handfuls of each. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over entire top. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely before cutting and serving.