Chocolate-Cream Cheese-Peanut Butter Bars

 

1

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix

3

tablespoons vegetable oil

1

tablespoon water

1

egg

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

• 1 Heat 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 Press 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 In 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 In 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 Crush 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.