White Chocolate and Candied Fruit Magic Cookie Bars

Give magic cookie bars extra pizzazz for the holidays, with colorful candied fruit, walnuts, and white chocolate over a vanilla wafer crust.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 463 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 ½ cups vanilla wafer crumbs
• cooking spray
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (such as Eagle Brand®)
• 1 cup white chocolate chips (such as Ghirardelli®)
• 1 cup red and green candied cherries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix vanilla wafer crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the crust. Layer chocolate chips, candied cherries, and walnuts evenly on top. Press down firmly with a fork.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Loosen from sides of pan while warm. Let cool in pan; cut into squares or diamonds.