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holiday magic bars on a glass cake plate

Christmas Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars

Source: donuts2crumpets
Christmas Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars have layers of graham cracker crust, pecans, chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips, coconut, condensed milk and Holiday M&M's!
Servings: 24
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
5 from 14 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs (about 18 full sheets)
  • 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine (1 stick)
  • 1-1/3 cup chopped pecans, divided
  • 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks
  • 3/4 cups white chocolate chips
  • 1-1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
  • 14 oz can condensed milk (NOT evaporated)
  • 1 cup mini holiday M&M's

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper letting it come up the sides so you can pull the sides out after baking.
  • Break the graham crackers up in to the food processor and pulse until completely crushed in to crumbs.
  • Mix the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter until well combined.
  • Press the base in to the prepared baking pan with your hands or an offset spatula
  • Sprinkle 1 cup of the nuts over the top, then the chocolate chunks, then the white chocolate chips.
  • Sprinkle the coconut all over the top.
  • Drizzle the can of condensed milk all over the top of the coconut until completely covered, scraping every little bit out of the can.
  • Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes until it just starts to brown around the edges.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and immediately sprinkle with the mini M&M's and reserved pecans.  Use an offset spatula or a turner/flipper to gently press the M&M's and pecans in to the coconut.  Cool completely before slicing and serving!

Notes

A couple of tips for this recipe:
  • I like to line the baking pan with parchment because it makes it easy to pull them out and slice, but you can totally just spray with non-stick spray if you would rather.
  • A full sheet of graham crackers has 4 break-apart crackers.  You will need about 2 full sleeves from the package, which is 16-18 sheets.  This will make about 2 cups of graham cracker crumbs.
  • I love Trader Joes semi-sweet chocolate chunks for this recipe - but you can use your favorite semi-sweet chocolate chips if you don't have access to Trader Joes.
  • I do prefer white chocolate chips over vanilla baking chips.  They have a better texture and flavor.
  • You can substitute walnuts for the pecans if that is what you have on hand.