Chocolate-Cherry Magic Cookie Bars

Yield: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 28 sandwich cookies, finely crushed
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 cups white or semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, well drained and halved
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Line a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with aluminum foil. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for glass baking dish).
2. Mix crushed cookies and butter or margarine; press onto bottom of prepared baking pan.
3. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over crust.
4. Layer chocolate chips, cherries, coconut and nuts over crust; press down firmly.
5. Bake at for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden and set.
6. Cool completely.
7. Remove foil before cutting into bars.