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Seven-Layer Magic Cookie Bars

Hey, bakin' babes! Check out our new fave recipe book: The Ultimate Shortcut Cookie Book: 745 Scrumptious Recipes That Start with Refrigerated Cookie Dough, Cake Mix, Brownie Mix or Ready-to-Eat Cereal by Camila V. Saulsbury, published by Cumberland House.

Sweets can get a little redundant. How many times can you indulge yourself in a good ol' chocolate chip cookie or another chocolatey brownie? Thank goodness Camilla V. Saulsbury is here to chase away our tasty treat blues.


Her new book has TONS of yummy recipes to change up the way you eat sweets! These divine goodies are quick and easy with no-bake recipes that are perfect for those of us girlies who may not be totally top-cheffin' just yet.


This week we're lovin' Seven-Layer Magic Cookie Bars. Sooo many different layers equals one sweet cookie in the end. Trust us, the GL editors even tried them ourselves.
Photo by Cait Rohan
What You'll Need:

· 1 (16.5-ounce) roll refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
· 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
· 1 cup butterscotch chips
· 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
· 1 1/2 cups sweetened flake coconut
· 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

· 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
What You'll Do: 
 

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with heavy-duty foil, extending foil over sides of pan.
3. Spray bottom and sides of foil with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Break up the cookie dough in prepared pan.
5. With floured fingers, press dough evenly in bottom of pan to form crust.
6. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over crust.
7. Top evenly with butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, coconut and nuts.
8. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over top.
9. Bake for 32–38 minutes or until edges are golden brown (center will not be set).
10. Cool completely on cooling rack.
11. Use foil to lift bars from pan.
12. Cut into bars.

Photo by Cait Rohan
Makes 36 cookies.

Shortcut Cookie Book: 745 Scrumptious Recipes That Start with Refrigerated Cookie Dough, Cake Mix, Brownie Mix or Ready-to-Eat Cereal by Camilla V. Saulsbury. Copyright © 2009. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Cumberland House, Naperville, IL.

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9/18/2009 8:00:00 AM
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