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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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Prep Time 50 min
Total Time 2 hr 15 min
Servings 36

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

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Directions

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.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

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!

Use a wet, clean knife to cut bars easily.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 110),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 12g; 12%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 125mg; 125%;
Total Carbohydrate: 17g; 17%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 12g 12% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

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

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Posted 2/18/2013 7:37:59 PM REPORT ABUSE jackryan1 said:

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I made these for my husband to take to work and they loved them! These were a big hit at my work also. The only thing I changed was the topping. I had some chocolate chunks so I coarsely chopped them and sprinkled on top. Would definitely make these again!!

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Posted 8/16/2012 1:36:50 PM REPORT ABUSE lexi-bugg said:

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i cant wait to make these for my husband this weekend. we both love choc and peanut butter, so hopefully i dont butcher them!! maybe instead of the cookie topping put crushed snickers and a drizzle of chocolate? hmmm...

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