Party Size Chocolate Layer Bars

Party Size Chocolate Layer Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 package (1 lb, 8.16 ounce) chocolate sandwich cookies (approximately 60-63 cookies), pulverized to crumbs in a food processor
  • 10 tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 ½ cups shredded coconut
  • 2 ½ cups chopped walnuts
  • 5 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 14 ounce cans sweetened condensed milk, poured into a glass measuring cup

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325° Fahrenheit.
  • In a large bowl, mix the crumbs and melted butter until the mixture is the consistency of moist sand.
  • Grease a 14” by 20” rectangular sheet pan with 1-inch-high sides with nonstick cooking spray. Cover the bottom with parchment paper and spray again.
  • Press crumbs onto the bottom of the prepared pan, packing down as tightly as possible.
  • Evenly sprinkle coconut, chocolate chips, and nuts over the crumbs in layers.
  • Evenly pour condensed milk over the entire pan. there will be gaps that the milk does not cover, but the milk will spread during baking.
  • Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the coconut is golden brown.
  • Cool in pan, then chill in the refrigerator until cold before cutting into bars.

Notes

Makes approximately 3-4 dozen bars, depending on how you cut them