Chippy Chewy Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1 2/3 cups peanut butter chips, divided
• 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 place butter in a 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan. heat in oven until melted. remove pan from oven. sprinkle graham cracker crumbs evenly over butter; press down with fork.
• 3 layer 1 c peanut butter chips over crumbs; sprinkle coconut over peanut butter chips. lay remaning 2/3 c peanut butter chips over coconut. drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over top.
• 4 bake 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 5 in a small microwaveable bowl, place chocolate chips and shortening. microwave on high for 1 minute; stir. if necessary, microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. drizzle evenly over top of baked mixture.
• 6 cool completely in pan on wire rack. cut into bars.