Day #6: Magic Bars

For any of you who have ever wondered if magic truly exists, I can say that, indeed it does.....in the form of these AMAZING bars.  Along the same lines of easiness, this recipe is super accessible to any level of baker and will NOT fail to please your palette!

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Without further adieu, meet The Magic Bars!

Recipe:

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs

1 (14 ounce0 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1 1/3 cups flaked coconut

1 cup chopped nuts
2 cups butterscotch chips *optional

- In a long glass baking dish (13x11 or so) that is pre-greased (or PAM'ed), lay down graham cracker crumbs to line the bottom of the dish.  *If you do not have graham cracker crumbs pre-crumbed...just take 2 1/2 packs of graham crackers and place them in a quart zip lock bag.  Seal the bag and use a rolling pin to crush graham crackers to crumbly bits.  We didnt have the pre-crushed grahams, so this is what I did and it worked wonderfully!*
- On stove top, melt butter.  Once butter is melted, pour over graham crackers in backing dish.
-With a fork, mix the butter and graham cracker together until graham cracker is sufficiently covered.  This will help the grahams to stick better and create a crust of sorts. *We ended up needing 3/4 cups of butter vs. the 1/2 cup....might prove differently for you, but just a head up!*
-Pat down the graham cracker mixture into the bottom of the glass dish to create the crust.
-Pour sweetened condensed milk over the graham cracker layer.  It is important to get the layer fully covered in the condensed milk, using a spatula and lightly guiding the milk will help in this!
-Once the milk layer is complete, begin creating your chip, nut, coconut layers by alternating the sprinkling of each in 1/2 cup increments.
-Sprinkle 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, followed by 1/2 cup of butterscotch chips (these are optional but I promise, you'll love them!), 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, and 1/2 cup of coconut until you have reached the max ingredient measurements as noted in the recipe.  You should end up with 3 layers of these.
-Press layers down firmly with a fork.
-Place baking dish into the oven and back at 350* for 25 mins.
-Let cool and cut into diamonds or bars.

My mom has made these since I was young and I couldnt imagine a Christmas without them.  Magic does exist!