These Luscious Layer Bars are a dream come true, combining a buttery cookie mix crust with layers of butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, flaked coconut, and crunchy walnuts, all bound together with sweet condensed milk. Perfect for potlucks, parties, or a delightful family treat, these easy dessert bars are ready for the oven in just 10 minutes of prep time. If you're searching for a quick dessert recipe that delivers on flavor and convenience, look no further.
Recipe Ingredients
Let's break down the delicious ingredients that make these Luscious Layer Bars so irresistible.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix: This is your secret weapon for a super easy cookie crust! It forms the delicious, buttery foundation of our bars, saving you time and effort.
Butter: Essential for that rich, tender crust! Butter adds incredible flavor and helps bind the cookie mix together, giving us a perfectly crumbly yet firm base.
Egg: Our trusty binder! The egg helps hold the cookie crust together, ensuring it bakes up beautifully and provides the perfect structure for all those layers.
Butterscotch Chips: These chips melt into a gooey, delightful layer, adding a classic taste that makes these dessert bars truly special.
Milk Chocolate or Semisweet Chocolate Chips: Who can resist chocolate? These chips bring that beloved chocolatey goodness to the party, melting into a luscious layer that perfectly complements the butterscotch.
Flaked Coconut: For a touch of tropical chewiness and unique flavor. Coconut adds a wonderful texture contrast and a hint of exotic sweetness to our layered dessert.
Chopped Walnuts: Walnuts provide a fantastic nutty flavor and a satisfying texture that balances the sweetness and gooeyness of the other layers.
Sweetened Condensed Milk: It drizzles over the toppings, creating that signature gooey, rich, and incredibly moist layer.
How to Store Lucious Layers Bars
To keep your Luscious Layer Bars fresh and delicious follow the below tips.
Room Temperature
Store the cooled bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. Make sure they are completely cool before placing them in the container to prevent condensation, which can make them soggy.
Refrigerator
Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. The texture might become a bit firmer when chilled, but they're still delicious!
Freezing
These bars freeze beautifully! Once completely cooled, cut them into individual servings. You can then wrap each bar tightly in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer-safe airtight container or freezer bag. They will stay fresh in the freezer for up to 3 months. Remove the desired number of bars from the freezer and let them thaw at room temperature for about 30-60 minutes, or in the refrigerator overnight, before serving.
Luscious Layer Bars
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 3 hr 0 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips or semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
Instructions
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Step1
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray the bottom of a 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
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Step2
In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, and egg until a soft dough forms.
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Step3
Press the dough into the pan using floured fingers.
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Step4
Bake for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts. Drizzle evenly with condensed milk.
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Step5
Bake an additional 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For 36 bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 17%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 28%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 115mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 24g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 20g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%