German Chocolate Cookie Bars

Ingredients

Crust:
• 1 (18.25 ounce) box devil’s good cake mix ( not the pudding one)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg
Filling:
• 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (180C)
2. Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan or spray with cooking spray.
Crust:
3. In a medium bowl, mix together the cake mix, butter and egg, and press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
4. Bake for 7 minutes and remove from the oven. The crust will continue to bake in the next step.
Filling:
5. mix together the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla, egg, pecans and coconut. Pour evenly over the warm crust and sprinkle evenly with the chocolate chips.
6. Bake for 24-30 minutes, until the top is a light golden brown. Don't overbake! Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting into squares.