Chocolate 7-Layer Bars

By: Joy Schantz

Recipe History: These bars were a favorite during the holidays!

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups finely crushed thin pretzels
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
4 ozs Hershey's unsweetened baking chocolate, broken in pieces
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 cup chopped pecans
3 ozs Hershey's semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken in pieces
1 tblsp shortening

Directions: 

• Heat oven to 350.
• Combine crushed pretzels and melted butter in a small bowl.
• Press evenly into bottom of 9x13" baking pan.
• Place sweetened condensed milk and unsweetened chocolate pieces in small bowl.
• Microwave on High 1 to 1-1/2 minutes until mixture is melted and smooth when stirred.
• Pour over pretzel layer in pan.
• Top with marshmallows, coconut and pecans.
• Press firmly down on chocolate layer.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Melt semi-sweet chocolate and shortening in bowl in microwave on High for 1 minute, or until melted when stirred.
• Drizzle over entire top.
• Refrigerate 15 minutes, or until set.
• Cut into bars.
• Makes about 36 bars.