Orange Coconut Cream Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 cup quick-cooking oats (or old-fashioned)
3/4 cup chopped nuts (such as walnuts)
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 egg
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 teaspoons fresh grated orange zest
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or M&Ms)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease 13x9x2 baking pan.
In large bowl, combine cake mix, oats, nuts, butter and egg until moistened and resembles coarse crumbs.
Reserve 1 cup mixture. Firmly press remaining in bottom of pan. Bake 10 minutes.
In separate bowl, combine milk and zest. Spread over base.
Combine reserved crumb mixture, coconut and M&Ms (or chips). Sprinkle evenly over milk mixture and press lightly.
Bake 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.