Description

Delight in these indulgent Seven Layer Cookie Bars featuring layers of crunchy digestive cookie crumbs, mixed chocolate chips, butterscotch, shredded coconut, walnuts, and sweetened condensed milk baked to golden perfection. This easy-to-make dessert combines a variety of textures and flavors in every bite—perfect for sharing or treating yourself.

Ingredients

Scale

Base

100 g Digestive cookies or Graham Cracker crumbs (1 Cup)
50 g Butter (½ Cup)

Chocolate & Sweet Layers

100 g Dark Chocolate chips (½ Cup)
100 g Milk Chocolate chips (½ Cup)
100 g White Chocolate chips (½ Cup)
100 g Butterscotch chips (½ Cup) or caramel chips

Additional Toppings

80 g Shredded Coconut (1 Cup)
110 g Walnuts, chopped (1 Cup)

Binder

1 can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)

Instructions

Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F) to ensure it’s at the right temperature for baking the bars evenly.
Prepare Baking Dish: Line a 24 x 24 cm (9 x 9 in) baking dish with parchment paper to prevent sticking and make removal easier.
Melt Butter: Melt the butter and pour it evenly to cover the bottom of the prepared baking dish, creating the base layer for the cookie crumbs.
Crush Cookies: Crush the digestive biscuits or graham crackers into fine crumbs and sprinkle them evenly over the melted butter in the dish.
Mix Base: Use a fork to gently mix the butter and cookie crumb mixture to ensure the crumbs are evenly coated and pressed down to form a firm base.
Layer Chocolate Chips: Sprinkle the dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, and butterscotch chips evenly over the cookie crumb base to form the first layer of sweet toppings.
Add Nuts and Coconut: Layer chopped walnuts and shredded coconut over the chocolate chips, distributing them evenly for texture and flavor balance.
Pour Condensed Milk: Slowly pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over all the layers, which will act as the binding agent during baking.
Bake: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and bubbling.
Cool and Cut: Remove from the oven and allow the bars to cool completely in the pan before lifting out using the parchment paper and cutting into squares for serving.

Notes

Using parchment paper makes it easier to lift the bars out of the pan without breaking.
You can substitute walnuts with pecans or almonds as preferred.
Ensure the condensed milk is poured evenly to avoid dry spots in the bars.
Bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
For a nut-free version, omit the walnuts and add extra coconut or chocolate chips.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Keywords: Seven Layer Cookie Bars, layered bars, chocolate chip bars, easy dessert, baked cookie bars, sweetened condensed milk dessert