Christmas 7-Layer Cookie Bars

Name: Christmas 7-Layer Cookie Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 pouch (17.5 oz.) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 egg; 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes; 1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk; 1 1/2 cups mini pretzel twists; 1/2 cup white chocolate chips; 1/2 cup red and green M&M’s™ chocolate candies; 1 tablespoon red and green sprinkles

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Prep 10 min
Total 55 min
Servings 12

This holiday twist on gooey seven-layer bars starts with a Christmas cookie crust and packs plenty of chocolate flavor—three kinds of chocolate, to be exact. Pretzels add just the right amount of salty crunch. MORE+ LESS-

By Buns In My Oven

Updated October 14, 2016

Make with

Betty Crocker Cookies

Ingredients

pouch (17.5 oz.) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix

1/2

cup butter, softened

egg

1/2

cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2

cup sweetened coconut flakes

can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2

cups mini pretzel twists

1/2

cup white chocolate chips

1/2

cup red and green M&M’s™ chocolate candies

tablespoon red and green sprinkles

Steps

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1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Add cookie mix, butter and egg to a medium mixing bowl and stir well until a soft dough forms.
2

Press dough into a greased 9x13-inch baking dish and bake for 15 minutes.
3

Remove from oven and top the cookie base with chocolate chips, coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Layer pretzels, white chocolate chips, candies and sprinkles on top.
4

Return to the oven for 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 12 bars.

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Expert Tips

Serve with extra sprinkles on top.
Use any flavor of M&M’s™ candies that you like.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 510
Calories from Fat: 180

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 20g; 31%
Saturated Fat 13g 63% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 50mg; 16%
Sodium: 320mg; 13%
Potassium: 250mg; 7%
Total Carbohydrate: 74g; 25%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Sugars 54g
Protein: 6g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 8%; 8%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 15%; 15%
Iron: 8%; 8%

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

This fun holiday twist on the classic seven-layer magic cookie bar is decadent, sweet and absolutely delightful.

Do you remember when you were a kid and your mom made the most amazing looking treats during the holiday season?

I mean, there were platters of cookies all season long in my house. It was pure heaven. Except for when I would accidentally stumble upon a cookie that I thought contained chocolate chips and it actually contained raisins. (That actually happened a lot, because my dad is apparently the world’s biggest raisin fan.)

I’m here today with a cookie recipe that does not contain the dreaded hidden raisin: Christmas 7-Layer Cookie Bars.

You’re going to need a pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix, butter, an egg, some pretzels, semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, red and green M&M’s™ candies, sweetened condensed milk, sweetened coconut flakes, and some Christmas sprinkles. Sounds like a lot of ingredients, but you’ll be shocked how easy this is to prepare.

First, mix together the cookie dough as directed on the package. You don’t even need a mixer for this!

Press that into a 9x13-inch baking dish and bake it up for about 15 minutes. The bars won’t be done yet, but don’t worry. They’ll go back in the oven soon.

Top the bars with chocolate chips…

Coconut flakes...

And sweetened condensed milk.

Arrange your mini pretzels over the top of all that goodness…

Sprinkle on your white chocolate chips...

Then a layer of M&M’s™...

And then go to town dumping on some sprinkles! Isn’t this adorable?

This needs to bake for about 30 minutes and cool for a couple of hours. When you’re ready to dig in, you’ll have a sweet, gooey cookie bar that everyone will love!