Chocolate Pretzel Coconut Layer Bars

For an afternoon snack, a potluck or a family gathering, try these scrumptious cookie bars. They are chock full of pretzels, chocolate morsels, butterscotch morsels, coconut and pecans.

Recipe created by Julie Hubbs of Greenfield, Minnesota.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 (18.25-ounce) package German chocolate cake mix
1/2 cup crushed pretzels
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 large egg, slightly beaten
1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Flavored Morsels
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (14-ounce) can NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Sweetened Condensed Milk

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2. Combine cake mix, pretzels, butter and egg in large bowl; stir until well mixed. Press pretzel mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
3. Bake for 15 minutes or until crust puffs and appears dry. Cool in pan on wire rack for 5 minutes.
4. Layer semi-sweet morsels, butterscotch morsels, coconut and nuts. Pour sweetened condensed milk over nuts.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.

Makes 28 bars.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/28 of recipe): Calories: 270 Calories from Fat: 130 Total Fat: 14 g Saturated Fat: 7 g Cholesterol: 25 mg Sodium: 210 mg Carbohydrates: 32 g Dietary Fiber: 1 g Sugars: 23 g Protein: 4 g

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