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  <title>The Basics: How to Make Seven-Layer Bars</title>
  <published_at>Tue Feb 03 15:46:00 -0800 2009</published_at>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
  <short_description>Shockingly easy</short_description>
  <long_description>A shockingly easy dessert.</long_description>
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<h1>The Basics: How to Make Seven-Layer Bars</h1>
<h3>Shockingly easy</h3>
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	<p>From the store to the kitchen to the table: We outline the steps that get you from something raw to something cooked using simple ingredients, free of measurements and complicated techniques. A method that you can have in your back pocket and whip out whenever you like. We call it recipe-free cooking.</p>


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<li>a 13-by-9-inch baking dish</li>
<li>a knife</li>
<li>a stick of unsalted butter</li>
<li>eight crushed graham crackers</li>
<li>two generous handfuls of sweetened shredded coconut</li>
<li>three handfuls (a half bag) of chocolate chips</li>
<li>two generous handfuls of coarsely chopped nuts (any kind)</li>
<li>one can of sweetened condensed milk</li>
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<p class="cite"><i>Illustrations by <a target="blank" href="http://profilereportage.com/">Bill Russell</a></i></p>

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	<p><a href="?page=1"><img src="/assets/2009/02/recipefree_sevenlayer_590.jpg" alt="Seven Layer Bars" /></a></p>


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<p class="main"><strong>Heat the oven</strong> to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (it will take at least 20 minutes to warm up), and put the stick of butter in the baking dish.</p>

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<p class="main">Transfer the dish to the oven to <strong>melt the butter;</strong> it&#8217;ll take about 10 minutes.</p>

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<p class="main">Sprinkle the <strong>graham crackers</strong> evenly over the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the <strong>coconut</strong> over the graham crackers. Sprinkle the <strong>chocolate chips</strong> over the coconut. Sprinkle the <strong>nuts</strong> over the chocolate chips.</p>

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<p class="main">Evenly drizzle the <strong>condensed milk</strong> over everything.</p>

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<p class="main"><strong>Bake 20 to 30 minutes</strong> in the oven or until golden brown around the edges.</p>

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<ul  class="ml10">
<li>a 13-by-9-inch baking dish</li>
<li>a knife</li>
<li>a stick of unsalted butter</li>
<li>eight crushed graham crackers</li>
<li>two generous handfuls of sweetened shredded coconut</li>
<li>three handfuls (a half bag) of chocolate chips</li>
<li>two generous handfuls of coarsely chopped nuts (any kind)</li>
<li>one can of sweetened condensed milk</li>
</ul>

<div style="clear:both;"> </div>

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	<p><img src="/assets/2008/02/step1.jpg" alt="Step 1"  /></p>


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	<p><img src="/assets/2009/02/1_GatherIngredients.jpg" alt="Step 1" width="240px" /></p>


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<p class="main"><strong>Heat the oven</strong> to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (it will take at least 20 minutes to warm up), and put the stick of butter in the baking dish.</p>

<div style="clear:both;"> </div>

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	<p><img src="/assets/2008/02/step2.jpg" alt="Step 2"  /></p>


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	<p><img src="/assets/2009/02/2_OvenButter.jpg" alt="" width="240px"/></p>


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<p class="main">Transfer the dish to the oven to <strong>melt the butter;</strong> it&#8217;ll take about 10 minutes.</p>

<div style="clear:both;"> </div>

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	<p><img src="/assets/2008/02/step3.jpg" alt="Step 3" /></p>


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	<p><img src="/assets/2009/02/3_Layers.jpg" alt="" width="240px"/></p>


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<p class="main">Sprinkle the <strong>graham crackers</strong> evenly over the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the <strong>coconut</strong> over the graham crackers. Sprinkle the <strong>chocolate chips</strong> over the coconut. Sprinkle the <strong>nuts</strong> over the chocolate chips.</p>

<div style="clear:both;"> </div>

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	<p><img src="/assets/2008/02/step4.jpg" alt="Step 4" /></p>


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<div class="pic_img">

	<p><img src="/assets/2009/02/4_PourMilk.jpg" alt="" width="240px"/></p>


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<p class="main">Evenly drizzle the <strong>condensed milk</strong> over everything.</p>

<div style="clear:both;"> </div>

<div class="txt_img">

	<p><img src="/assets/2008/02/step5.jpg" alt="Step 5" /></p>


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	<p><img src="/assets/2009/02/5_IntoOven.jpg" alt="" width="240px"/></p>


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<p class="main"><strong>Bake 20 to 30 minutes</strong> in the oven or until golden brown around the edges.</p>

<div style="clear:both;"> </div>

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