Chocolate-Cream Cheese-Peanut Butter Bars

Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Surprise! Baked and crumbled cookies top a fluffy, light cream cheese layer in favorite-flavored cookie bars.

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50 minutes

2 hours 15 minutes

36 bars



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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Bar
  • 190
  • 12g
    (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 20mg
  • 125mg
  • 17g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 12g)
  • 3g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 4%
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 4%
  • Exchanges
  • 2 1/2
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    No change.

  • Did You Know?

    This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2006 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!

  • Success

    Use a wet, clean knife to cut bars easily.

Ingredients

  • Cookie Base and Topping
  • 1  pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix
  • 3  tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1  tablespoon water
  • 1  egg
  • Filling
  • 1 1/4  cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4  cup butter or margarine
  • 1  package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3  cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter
  • 3/4  cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2  cup whipping cream

Directions

  1. 1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until soft dough forms. Shape 6 (1-inch) balls of dough. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart; flatten in crisscross pattern with fork.
  2. 2Press remaining dough in pan. Bake cookies and base 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Reserve cookies for topping.
  3. 3In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth. Spread evenly over bars. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
  4. 4In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and whipping cream with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Spread over chocolate layer.
  5. 5Crush reserved cookies; sprinkle over cream cheese layer. Press in lightly. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
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