Orange Coconut Cream Bars

Name: Orange Coconut Cream Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 26 Bars, 26 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix; 1 cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned); 3/4 cup chopped nuts (such as walnuts); 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1 egg; 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 2 teaspoons fresh grated orange zest; 1 cup shredded coconut; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or M&Ms)

Submitted by PrettyPeonies

"A variation of the Seven Layer Cookie, except it's made with yellow cake mix instead of graham crackers and doesn't have butterscotch chips. YUM-O!!! (Prep time is approximate)"

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 26 Bars
Serves:: 26

ingredients

1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned)
³⁄₄ cup chopped nuts (such as walnuts)
¹⁄₂ cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 egg
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons fresh grated orange zest
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or M&Ms)

directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9x2 baking pan.
In large bowl, combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until moistened and resembles coarse crumbs.
Reserve 1 cup mixture. Firmly press remaining in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
In separate bowl, combine milk and zest. Spread over base.
Combine reserved crumb mixture, coconut and M&Ms (or chips). Sprinkle evenly over milk mixture and press lightly.
Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.