Nutty Buddy Chocolate Cookie Bars

Nutty Buddy Chocolate Cookie Bars
Category:	Snack recipes
Servings:	30 cookies
Time:	1 hour
Difficulty:

| American cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine

Nutty Buddy Chocolate Cookie Bars

Ingredients

• ¾ cups (1½ sticks) butter
• 3 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 (14-ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
• 3 cups (12 ounces) chocolate chips
• 1 cup pecan pieces or chopped pecans
• ⅓ cup sliced (not slivered) almonds

Procedure

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place butter in microwave-safe dish, cover with a paper towel and microwave on high, for about 45 seconds, or until melted. Remove carefully and stir to melt completely.
3. Place the graham-cracker crumbs in a metal 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
4. Pour melted butter over crumbs, and stir and fold until all the crumbs are moistened with the butter. Press crumbs firmly and evenly into the bottom of the pan.
5. Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the crumb crust. Spread to the edges with the back of a spoon.
6. Top evenly with chocolate chips, pecans, and almonds. Press down with a fork.
7. Bake, uncovered, for 25 to 35 minutes or until bubbling slightly along the edges.
8. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
9. Refrigerate until firm for 1 to 2 hours before slicing.
10. Store at room temperature, covered with foil.