This yummy and easy 7 Layer Bar Cookies Recipe makes a delicious treat your whole family will love! They are great for parties or anytime you need a great dessert!
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This easy 7 layer bar cookies recipe is rich and delicious! Made with graham cracker crumbs, chocolate, butterscotch, coconut and more, it is a super tasty treat perfect for the most die-hard chocolate or cookie lover!
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Grandma
just sent this recipe to a friend. wasn’t sure if graham crackers were gluten free but she says she can get them so she will try the cookies for her daughter. is the condenced milk gluten free does anyone know. too sweet for me so I don’t have any to check.
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Susan Maziarz
Yes, the condensed milk is gluten free. The only food substances that contain gluten are grains such as wheat. There are some grains that are gluten free so you would need to check for those. ALL Meat, Veggies, Fruits, Dairy etc. Are ALWAYS Gluten free. So many products on the shelves have a “Gluten Free ” label slapped on them that is a false indication that other brands of Meat, milk, etc might have gluten. So very misleading.
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Lee Anne
Condensed milk is just milk cooked down with sugar added. Nothing with gluten so yes it is gluten free.
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Alicia Webster
I grew up on these, and even though I claim that I don’t like coconut, I love these, so go figure. Literally. The figure goes when I eat these :)
I use oatmeal instead of coconut flakes. Different but good.
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TJ
Is there a specific way to layer this? Picture seems to show coconut on top. Do you pour the condensed milk over the top? Does anyone have any tips on making them?
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Jill
Melt the butter pouring it in the pan and then start layering the ingredients starting with the first ingredient after the butter. When you get to the milk just pour it over everything as if it were a layer and then end with sprinkling everything with nuts if you are using them. Thee really aren’t too many tips on making them because they are so easy you just layer the grahams (which are like the crust) and start sprinkling everything else. If you accidentally put the chocolate chips and then the coconut it will not make any difference because it all melts together. The reason you see coconut in the picture is sometimes people garnish the top with coconut.
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LR
I count six layers. Is there something missing?
They are absolutely delicious, seven layers or not!
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Jill
Since you melt the margarine in the pan first that is considered the first layer.
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donnab
Jill: you’ve made me so happy! For some reason, I absolutely HATE measuring flour (probably cause I always spill it on myself) these sound great. think I’ll make them for the family 4th of july picnic, bet I can make them a day or two ahead, depending on the heat in my kitchen.
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Jill
Glad to be of service Donna LOL LOL
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Retha Naylor
Made this once and a hit but lost recipe. I am on special diet but cook for others. Thanks easing my work load!
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Jill
Glad you were able to find it Retha. This is one of those to die for recipes. : )
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Mary Summers
One of my favorite recipes. I do a slightly different variation of this, using peanut butter chips instead of butterscotch chips. Mix melted butter and Graham cracker crumbs and press into pan. Then sprinkle chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a layer. Sprinkle with coconut flakes, then drizzle condensed milk on top, and then bake. (Some people don’t like nuts.)
The best cookies have layers of texture. A slightly crisp outer shell that holds up to some heat with an inner core that's soft and chewy. Premium cookies taste great at room temperature, straight out of the fridge or slightly heated. Creating cookies in small batches is key.
What Are Seven-Layer Cookies? They are called Seven-Layer Cookies because there are seven basic ingredients that are layered one by one in the order in which they appear in the recipe below: butter, graham cracker crumbs, coconut, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, sweetened condensed milk, and chopped pecans.
Once baked and cooled, the bars can be kept in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 5 days. If you live in a hot or humid climate, you can store them in the refrigerator. The bars also freeze really well, I love having a secret stash in my freeze. They will keep for up to 2 months.
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Durable cookies (think chocolate chip cookies or shortbread cookies with firm-set icing) can be stacked in layers without anything between them. Not-so-durable cookies will need some degree of separation — you can use sheets of parchment paper, plastic wrap, or even tortillas as barriers between layers.
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As she says, not chilling the cookie and baking at 350 degrees can result in a more crackly cookie, since the dough hasn't had enough time to absorb the flour. Chilling it for half an hour, however, gives you thicker, chewier dough.
Both are concentrated, shelf-stable milk products that have been heated until at least 60 percent of their water content has evaporated. The main difference between evaporated milk and condensed milk is that evaporated milk is unsweetened while condensed milk is sweetened.
The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars, so along with the caramelizing sugar, proteins in the cookie begin to brown, producing a rich, nutty, toasted flavour. This is the same reaction that occurs in bread and seared steak.
Flour is the main ingredient that provides structure in a cookie – without it, there would be no cookie! The gluten in flour forms a web of sorts – the framework that catches the air bubbles/gasses given off during rising. This helps provide the structure.
The term 'texture' is an overarching description of the feel of a cookie and not one of the specific four basic characteristics which are softness, chewiness, spread, and crispness.
Salted butter, softened – I prefer salted butter but you can also use unsalted and add an extra pinch of salt to the dough. Brown sugar – Just brown sugar because we will get the 'granulated sugar' flavor from the corn syrup. Corn syrup – The corn syrup is what makes these cookies CHEWY FOR DAYS.
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