7 Layer Bar Recipes

7-LAYER MAGIC BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F: Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking oil then line it with parchment paper.

SEVEN LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Place butter in 13 x 9 inch pan and melt in oven. Swirl to coat bottom and sides with butter.
• Spread graham cracker crumbs evenly over bottom of pan. Layer chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and nuts over crumbs. Pour condensed milk over nuts. Sprinkle coconut over condensed milk.
• Bake until edges are golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool before cutting into bars.

SEVEN LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a 13 x 9-inch pan.
• Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over the melted butter and press down.
• Sprinkle the coconut on next, chocolate and butterscotch pieces and nuts. Then drizzle condensed milk over all.
• Press lightly. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°. [Editor's note: added temp 12/16/2001].
• Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

SEVEN LAYER MAGIC COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for glass baking pan). In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly on bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crumb mixture. Layer evenly with remaining ingredients; press down firmly with fork.
• Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Chill if desired. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store covered at room temperature.

7 LAYER BARS (THE REAL THING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° degrees Fahrenheit.
• Melt butter; pour into the bottom of a 9 by 12 baking pan.
• Pour graham cracker crumbs over butter; pat down.
• Add the chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, pecans, and coconut in the order listed, sprinkling in an even layer.
• For the final layer, pour the can of sweetened condensed milk over the entire top.
• Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes until top is nice and and golden.
• Cool completely and cut into bars.
• ** Tip:" I go to my local Dollar Tree store and buy the Aluminum sheet pans they have there. They are not quite 9X12 but something like 11 ½ x 2inches deep. They work wonderfully.

CHEF JEFF'S 7-LAYER BAR

Steps:

• Melt butter. Spread crushed graham crackers evenly in 9" x 11" pan. Drizzle butter evenly over graham crackers. Making sure to scatter each evenly, add chocolate bits, then butterscotch bits, walnut pieces and sweet coconut flakes. Spread sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top. In preheated 375-degree F oven place pan on center rack for 25 minutes. Let cool for one hour and cut into 2" x 2" squares.

ULTIMATE SEVEN LAYER BARS

Steps:

• In a 9x13-inch pan melt butter.
• Add graham cracker crumbs, making sure all get "wet".
• Spread evenly on bottom of pan and then drizzle sweetened milk evenly over the crumb mixture.
• Put evenly on the top the chocolate chips, white chips, toffee chips, nuts, and coconut, in that order.
• Lightly press down and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
• Let cool before serving (I sometimes put them in the freezer for 30 minutes).

NOT YOUR MAMA'S SEVEN-LAYER BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Pulse cookies in food processor until finely chopped. Combine crumbs and melted butter; press onto bottom of greased, foil-lined 13x9-in. baking pan. Spread coconut over crust; sprinkle with crisp rice cereal., Combine dulce de leche and water until smooth. Pour over cereal. Sprinkle pecans over dulce de leche; press down lightly., Bake until edges are set but center is still soft, about 30 minutes. (Do not overbake.) Remove from oven; immediately sprinkle with sea salt. Cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into 24 squares.