Magic Cookie Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
• 2 (12 ounce) packages semisweet chocolate morsels (2 cups)
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° (325° for glass dish).
• 2 in 13 x 9-inch baking pan, melt margarine in oven.
• 3 sprinkle crumbs over margarine; pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumbs.
• 4 layer evenly with remaining ingredients; press down firmly.
• 5 bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned, cool.
• 6 chill if desired.
• 7 cut into bars.
• 8 store loosely covered at room temperature.
• 9 variations; 7-layer magic cookie bars: substitute 1 cup (6 ounces) butterscotch flavored chips for 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and proceed as directed above.
• 10 peanut butter flavored chips or chocolate chips may be substituted for butterscotch flavored chips.
• 11 magic peanut cookie bars: substitute 2 cups (about 3/4 pound) chocolate-covered peanuts for semi-sweet chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
• 12 magic rainbow cookie bars: substitute 2 cups plain candy-coated chocolate candies for semi-sweet chocolate chips.