Magic Holiday Bars

Magic Holiday Bars

Makes 32

Ingredients

A note about gluten: When made with gluten-free cookies, this recipe is gluten free.

10 oz. (approx.) gingersnap cookies (about 40), such as Stauffer's brand
½ cup (1 stick) Kowalski's Salted Butter, melted
1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1 cup chopped nuts (such as almonds, pecans, walnuts or a combination)
1 cup dried cranberries
⅔ cup white chocolate chips
⅓ cup chopped dried apricots (from about 7 apricot halves)
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
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Directions

Pulse cookies in a food processor until finely ground, resembling graham cracker crumbs. In a medium mixing bowl, add 2 cups cookie crumbs and melted butter; stir until well blended. Spray a 9x13" nonstick baking pan with cooking spray; line with parchment paper. Press crumb mixture evenly and gently into the bottom of the parchment-lined pan. Top graham crust evenly with coconut and nuts; press firmly. Distribute cranberries, white chocolate chips and apricots evenly over crust; drizzle evenly with sweetened condensed milk. Bake in a preheated 350° oven until bubbly and dark golden-brown on the edges (about 25 min.). Transfer pan to a wire rack; cool completely in pan. Cut into 32 bars; store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.