Name: Five-Layer Bars
Yield: 2 dozen bars
Ingredients: 1 stick (1/4 pound) unsalted butter, melted; 2 sleeves graham crackers, crushed; 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut; 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 1/4 cups (one 14-ounce can) sweetened condensed milk; 2 cups pecans, lightly toasted and coarsely chopped

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Five-Layer BarsLucy Schaeffer

This old-fashioned classic has many renditions but we love this one best; feel free to substitute milk, white, butterscotch, or bittersweet chocolate chips for the semi-sweet and almonds, walnuts, or peanuts for the pecans.

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