Aunt Shirley's Seven Layer Cookies/Les biscuits à sept niveaux de ma tante Shirley

Holiday cookies are just as big a part of my family's seasonal traditions as any others. Just about every year one of my Aunts will bring over a plate or a tin of home-made cookies. One of my favorites is my Aunt Shirley's Seven Layer Cookie. It's probably something she picked up from someone else along the way, and is no secret... unlike my sister-in-law's Lumpia recipe.

Anyway, ♪♫'tis the season to make cookies fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la♫♪, so I made a batch of them before I went on my autumn vacation get way to give out as gifts Chez Jody. I gave some to her mom and co-worker both of whom asked for the recipe. What perfect timing for a Culinary Delights of the Delta Quadrant blog entry.

Aunt Shirley's Seven Layer Cookies
Les biscuits à sept niveaux de ma tante Shirley

Ingredients

• 9 x 12/14 baking dish
• 1 stick of butter
• 1 bag of Rolo candy
• 1 bag of milk chocolate chips
• 1 bag of white chocolate chips
• 1 bag of butterscotch chocolate chips
• 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1 package of graham crackers
• unsweetened coconut
• walnuts

Directions

• Layer 1: Chunk up the butter into the baking dish a micowave until melted. When the butter is melted coat the bottom and ths sides of the dish.
• Layer 2: Crush the graham crackers finely leaving some dime size bits adn sprinkle evenly over the butter.
• Layer 3: Unwrap about 90% of the bag of Rolos and place evenly about 1 inch apart over the graham crackers.
• Layer 4: Fill in the spaces between the Rolos with the milk chocolate chips creating a layer of milk chocolate. Use about 90% of the bag.¹
• Layer 5: Create a butterscotch layer, another 90%.
• Layer 6: Create a white chocolate layer, 90%.
• Layer 7: Create a walnut and coconut layer to your own preference.²

1. Evenly pour the entire can of sweetened condensed milk over the layers.
2. Bake in a preheated 350º oven for 30 minutes.³
   
3. Cool for 30-45 minutes and precut into 1 to 1 & ½ inch pieces.
4. Allow to cool completely and cover with plastic wrap.

Notes:

1. Using a whole bag will be a problem because you will run out of height in your dish.
2. I put the coconut on last. It makes it pretty. If you don't like coconut, make sure the white chocolate chips are the last layer. It's about presentation. Of course, you don't have to listen to me. What the Hell do I know, right?
3. When this stuff cools completely, it is hard to cut. So save your knife and your wrist and and precut.

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