Serves: 24
Total Calories: 237
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Place the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter in a medium-sized bowl, and mix well with a fork. Transfer the mixture to an ungreased 13-x-9-inch baking pan, and using the back of the fork, press the mixture firmly over the bottom of the pan and slightly up the sides.
3. Place all of the jar ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and stir to combined well. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the graham cracker mixture. Then pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over all.
4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the edges are light brown in color.
5. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into bars. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
CREATING THE JAR
1. Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
2. Layer the ingredients in the jar as shown below, pressing firmly with a flat-bottomed object, such as a tart tamper or the bottom of a narrow glass, after each addition. Make the layers as level as possible.
TOP of the jar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
BOTTOM of the jar
3. Secure the lid, and decorate as desired (see The Basics: 06-Creating the Jars DECORATING THE JAR). Attach the instructions for making the cookies found in the Gift Jar Tags chapter.
From "The Mason Jar Cookie Cookbook." Copyright 2002 by Lonnette Parks. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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