CHOCOLATE LAYER BARS  

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INGREDIENTS:  
1-1/2 c. finely crushed thin pretzels  
3/4 c. (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted  
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)  
4 bars (4 oz) Unsweetened Baking Chocolate, broken into pieces  
2 c. Campfire miniature marshmallows  
1 c. Mounds Sweetened Coconut Flakes  
1 c. coarsely chopped pecans  
4 bars (4 oz) Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate, broken into pieces  
1 Tbsp. shortening  

DIRECTONS:  
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pretzels and melted butter in  
small bowl; press evenly into bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan.  
Place sweetened condensed milk and unsweetened chocolate in  
small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 1-1/2 minutes  
or until mixture is melted and smooth when stirred. Pour over  
pretzel layer in pan. Top with marshmallows, coconut and pecans;  
press firmly down onto chocolate layer. Bake 25 to 30 minutes  
or until lightly browned; cool completely in pan on wire rack.  
Melt semi-sweet chocolate and shortening in small microwave-safe  
bowl at HIGH for 1 minute or until melted when stirred; drizzle  
over entire top. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until set. Cut into  
bars.  

Category: Desserts, Chocolate