Holiday Seven-Layer Bars


This is incredible! And a great way to cook this recipes for holidays.

Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups finely crushed vanilla wafers (48 wafers) or shortbread cookies (33 cookies)
  • 1 14 - ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup butterscotch-flavored pieces, candy-coated milk caramels (such as Sugar Babies®), snipped* vanilla caramels, semisweet chocolate pieces, or red and green candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
  • 1 6 - ounce package white baking chocolate, white confectionery bars, chopped, or 1 cup white baking pieces
  • 1 cup mixed dried fruit bits, coarsely chopped dried apricots, golden raisins, dried cranberries or dried cherries
  • 1 1/3 cups flaked or shredded coconut
  • 1 cup unsalted mixed nuts or lightly salted roasted cashew pieces, coarsely chopped


Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending the foil over the edges of the pan.
  2. Place butter in prepared pan; place in oven about 5 minutes or until butter is melted. Tilt pan to coat bottom evenly.
  3. Sprinkle with crushed wafers.
  4. Drizzle crust evenly with sweetened condensed milk.
  5. Sprinkle with butterscotch-flavored pieces, chopped white chocolate, fruit bits, coconut and nuts.
  6. Press down firmly with the back of a spoon.
  7. Bake 25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  8. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Use foil to lift it out of pan. Cut into bars. (To store, place bars in a single layer in an airtight container; cover.
  9. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Or place in a freezer container, freeze for up to 3 months.) Makes 30 bars.