Sweetheart Layer Bars

Sweetheart Layer Bars
Makes about 36 bars

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Sweetheart Layer Bars

Ingredients

1	cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, divided
1-1/2	cups finely crushed unsalted thin pretzels or pretzel sticks
1	cup HERSHEY'®S MINI KISSES® Brand Milk Chocolates
1	can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
3/4	cup HERSHEY'®S Cocoa
2	cups MOUNDS® Sweetened Coconut Flakes, tinted*
*To tint coconut: Place 1 teaspoon water and 1/2 teaspoon red food color in small bowl; stir in 2 cups coconut flakes. With fork, toss until evenly coated.

1. Heat oven to 350°F.

2. Place 3/4 cup butter in 13×9×2-inch baking pan; place in oven just until butter melts. Remove from oven. Stir in crushed pretzels; press evenly into bottom of pan. Sprinkle chocolates over pretzel layer.

3. Place sweetened condensed milk, cocoa and remaining 1/4 cup butter in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until mixture is melted and smooth when stirred; carefully pour over pretzel layer in pan. Top with coconut; press firmly down onto chocolate layer.

4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into heart-shaped pieces with cookie cutters or cut into bars.

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