Comments on: A New Job // Classic Seven-Layer Bars

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 07:07:53 +0000

Yes! My grandmother used to sing it to me when I was little :-)

By: Kathryn Hibbert

Kathryn Hibbert — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:05:43 +0000

just want to say that I love your website name. it is from the song about the stuttering boy right?

By: Candy

Candy — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 03:22:40 +0000

I use baking spray on my dish and there is no stuck-to-the-pan mess. I also use semisweet, milk chocolate, dark chocolate & butterscotch chips. And found a neat tip to add (+)1/4 tsp ground cinnamon to the crust when mixing w/melted butter. They turned out awesome. Took to work and they were gone before 10 am!

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:44:04 +0000

I didn’t have any problems with the foil sticking but another reader did. You could certainly try parchment paper instead.

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:41:57 +0000

Oh I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you, what a pain! I like the aluminum foil because it allows you to lift the bars out of the pan and neatly slice them. I’ve never had a problem with it sticking. Baking without the aluminum foil would be fine, just butter the bottom of your pan a bit!

By: Jana

Jana — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:05:13 +0000

Can I ask the point of the aluminum foil? I’m sitting here in Thanksgiving morning, peeling it off of the bottom, a sliver at a time..

By: Trish

Trish — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:53:47 +0000

I’ve made these before but I have never lined my dish with foil and I always have problems with the crust sticking to my dish. Would parchment paper work? I also have aluminum foil that has a non stick side. I have to make these for a potluck and I don’t want them to stick again! Thank you, yours look absolutely perfect!

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 05:35:13 +0000

A devine alternative to this recipe is to replace the graham cracker crumbs with one box of devil’s food cake mix and prepare the same! Mmmmmmm!

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:28:51 +0000

I used raw pecans, although you could toast them first for even deeper flavor!

By: akumar

akumar — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 03:06:55 +0000

These look great! Do you just use raw pecans or are they roasted?

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 19:40:08 +0000

Hi Ysa! I’m so glad you like them. A little bit of salt wouldn’t hurt – I would add a pinch to the graham cracker and butter crust (I frequently use salted butter when baking, so generally omit additional salt, but a little here would be fine). Personally, I think marshmallows would be overkill – the bars are already so sweet and sticky! But adding some mini marshmallows in wouldn’t hurt the consistency of the end product, so if you want to try it, go for it.

By: Ysa M

Ysa M — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:49:34 +0000

Made these for some friends who also bake, they suggested adding a little bit of salt to cut the richness down a bit and also to add marshmallows? Have you ever done either of these? I loved the decadence of them as is!:) but since I will likely be making these for a party or having company over I would like to please the masses as much as possible:) thank you!

By: Debboe

Debboe — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:05:38 +0000

My best friend makes these all the time and shares them with me. SHe calls them Hello Dollies. They are so good. I could eat a whole pan of them. They are that dangerous. I normally spread them out and have one a day with a cup of coffee. Soooo good. Congrats on your new position and good luck.

By: katieatthekitchendoor

katieatthekitchendoor — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:59:53 +0000

Sarah thank you so much for sharing that story! These are the best – simple and sweet. I’m so glad you and your mom enjoyed them.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:14:24 +0000

Hey Katie! Another Bostonian here :) Thank you so much for this recipe- my mom has always wanted to try making Seven Layer Bars but for some reason was convinced that they would be too hard to bake. I told her I would google the recipe and we could just try it out. We followed your recipe and they came out great! My mom is so thrilled and we had so much fun baking them together. Thanks again for posting this!