Yuletide Layer Bars

This holiday treat is a real crowd pleaser. Soft, yet crunchy with nuts and coconut. Take it to your next party and see how many people ask you for the recipe.

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
1 can (14 ounces) NESTLE CARNATION Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLE TOLL HOUSE SWIRLED™ Holiday Morsels
3/4 cup NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees F.

MELT butter in 13 x 9-inch baking pan in oven; remove from oven. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over butter. Stir well; press onto bottom of pan. Sprinkle with coconut and nuts. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over top. Sprinkle SWIRLED and semi-sweet morsels over milk.

BAKE for 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Yields 24 to 36 bars (2 to 3 dozen)

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Nestle and meals.com - used with permission