Orange Coconut Cream Bars

A variation of the Seven Layer Cookie, except it's made with yellow cake mix instead of graham crackers and doesn't have butterscotch chips. YUM-O!!! (Prep time is approximate)

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 26
• Yields: 26 Bars

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box  yellow cake mix
• 1  cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned)
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped  nuts (such as walnuts)
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1  egg
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2  teaspoons  fresh grated orange zest
• 1  cup  shredded coconut
• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips (or M&Ms)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9x2 baking pan.
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until moistened and resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Reserve 1 cup mixture. Firmly press remaining in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
4. In separate bowl, combine milk and zest. Spread over base.
5. Combine reserved crumb mixture, coconut and M&Ms (or chips). Sprinkle evenly over milk mixture and press lightly.
6. Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.