Oatmeal Cookie Magic Bars

Remember eating Magic 7-Layer Bars that were so delicious?  We are going to take it up another level by using my oatmeal cookie recipe as the base for the same type of bar.  The result?

I have hidden these bars in the back of our freezer, out of our reach.   They are so deliciously rich and decadent!

Here is the oatmeal cookie recipe for the base of these bars:

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup Crisco shortening

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)

1 cup flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup quick oatmeal

Sift together dry ingredients.  Cream butter, shortening, sugars and vanilla.  Add well-beaten egg.

Combine mixtures.  Mix well.  Layer in a 9 x 13 pan that’s been sprayed with non-stick spray.  Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees.

After baking, layer the following ingredients on top of the oatmeal cookie layer:

1 cup coconut

1/2 cup white chocolate chips

1/2 cup butterscotch chips

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

1 cup milk chocolate chips

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup chopped pecans

You can add more or less of your favorite chocolate chips and nuts.  This photo was what I had in the pantry and what I used.

Return pan to 350 degree oven and bake for 25 minutes.  Cool and cut.