Holiday Eight-Layer Bars

Found this recipe in the latest issue of "Woman's World". It is a holiday version of the classic 7-layer bars.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chopped hazelnuts
• 1 (9 ounce) package  chocolate wafer cookies
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1 (11 ounce) package  peanut butter and milk chocolate chips
• 1 (12 ounce) package  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2  cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1⁄2 cup  red and green  M&M's plain chocolate candy

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spread nuts over ungreased baking sheet;bake until lightly browned,3-4 minutes.
3. Cool.
4. Line 13 by 9-inch baking pan with heavy-duty foil; coat with cooking spray.
5. In food processor process cookies and sugar until fine crumbs form; stir in butter.
6. Press into bottom of pan.
7. Sprinkle with peanut butter and milk chocolate chips, then semi-sweet chips; sprinkle with nuts, then half of coconut.
8. Pour milk over coconut; sprinkle with remaining coconut.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes or until chocolate is melted and coconut is toasted.
10. Immediately sprinkle with M&Ms; press to adhere.
11. Cool completely in pan.
12. Refrigerate until cold, 2 hours; cut into bars.