Christmas Baking

I spent the day with my sister-in-law, nephews, and niece baking cookies for the holidays.  We were cookie making machines; baking five different types of treats in five hours.  Next…gingerbread houses!

7 Layer Bars

Once you make these bars, you will want to bake them all the time. These little treats are so addictive that they go fast in any home. I made them this week and they disappeared in two days.

Seven Layer Bars

• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) salted butter
• 1 egg slightly beaten
• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup walnut halves
• 1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1 1/3 cups toffee bits
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13x9x2 inch pan.
2. Mix flour and brown sugar in medium mixing bowl. Cut butter into mixture until it is crumbs. Add egg. Mix well. Stir in 1 ½ cups of chocolate chips and walnuts. Set aside 1 ½ cups of mixture.
3. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
4. Pour sweetened condensed milk over cookie. Set aside ¼ cup toffee bits and sprinkle remaining bits over condensed milk. Add ½ cup shredded coconut over top. Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture and remaining ½ cup chocolate chips.
5. Bake 25-30 minutes
6. Top with remaining toffee bits and shredded coconut.

ENJOY!