Looking for a Christmas spin on traditional 7-layer bars? This simple recipe for Holiday 7-Layer Bars checks all of the boxes: It’s easy to make, travels well and—most importantly—is absolutely delicious! Made easy with refrigerated Pillsbury™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, red and green M&M’s™ and a variety of other tempting add-ins, these Christmas 7-layer bars are sure to please.
Holiday 7-Layer Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 55 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (from 12-oz bag)
- 1 cup peanut butter chips (from 10-oz bag)
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 cup M&M’s™ red and green (holiday) candy-coated chocolate candies (from 10.7-oz bag)
- 1 cup salted cocktail peanuts, coarsely chopped
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with heavy-duty foil, extending foil over sides of pan. Spray with cooking spray.
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Step2In medium bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in cocoa until well mixed (dough will be stiff). Press dough evenly in bottom of pan. Top evenly with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, coconut, chocolate candies and peanuts. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over bars.
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Step3Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until edges are golden brown (center will not be set). Cool completely, about 2 hours. Use foil to lift bars from pan. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
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Nutrition
300
Calories
15g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
37g
Total Carbohydrate
29g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 125mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 190mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 29g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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