Seven Layer Bars

My friend Lindsay was coming to visit me one week in June. Since I had been baking non-stop for about 4 months by this point, I told her she was going to be used to help me bake something delicious. Until it was requested at Physical Therapy I had never tasted a 7 layer bar. People (Lindsay being one of them) have raved about them to me many times, but I never was given one to try and never really cared to make them on my own. Until recently. I decided this would be the dessert Lindsay and I would make. I needed to see if they're as amazing as everyone makes them out to be. Conclusion: they are!

Seven Layer Bars
Adapted from Eagle

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs *
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup butterscotch flavored chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts**

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 325 degrees for a glass pan.

In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly on bottom of 13x9 inch pan. Next, layer evenly with remaining dry ingredients adding coconut last; press down firmly with fork. Pour condensed milk over coconut topped mixture.

Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Chill if desired. Cut into bars. Store leftovers covered at room temperature. Enjoy each layer!

*Use graham crackers and crush them yourself. Don't buy graham cracker crumbs
**You can substitute pecans, however some people say they are too sweet with the rest of the ingredients.
***Some other recipes say to pour the condensed milk over the crumb mixture, I've noticed the bars hold together better when it's poured on last and it also toasts the coconut on top nicely.