Magic Bars with a Twist

Today is National Potato Chip Day. To celebrate, I thought it would be fun to throw potato chips into a bar that already has a lot of ingredients for a salty/sweet goody.

1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs or 15 double squares graham crackers (crushed)

1 (14-oz.) can condensed milk

1 cup flaked coconut

2 cups crushed potato chips (leave some larger pieces throughout)

1 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans)

1 cup M&M plain candies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees if using a glass dish). Put melted butter in a 13x9-inch baking pan. Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs over margarine. Press down with the back of a spoon. Pour condensed milk evenly over crumbs. Top with remaining ingredients in order listed. Press down firmly and evenly.

Bake 25-30 minutes until lightly browned. Cool completely (either on counter top or in the refrigerator).

Cut into bars. Store at room temperature (though they freeze well if you want to make a double batch.)

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