Chocolate-Cream Cheese-Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

Name: Chocolate-Cream Cheese-Peanut Butter Bars
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 36 servings
Ingredients: 1 pouch (496 g) Betty Crocker* Peanut Butter Cookie Mix; 3 tbsp (60 mL) vegetable oil; 1 tbsp (15 mL) water; 1 egg; 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) semisweet chocolate chips; 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine; 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened; 2/3 cup (150 mL) crunchy or creamy peanut butter; 3/4 cup (175 mL) powdered sugar; 1/2 cup (125 mL) whipping cream

Ingredients

1 pouch (496 g) Betty Crocker* Peanut Butter Cookie Mix
3 tbsp (60 mL) vegetable oil
1 tbsp (15 mL) water
1 egg
1 1/4 cups (300 mL) semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup (50 mL) butter or margarine
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup (150 mL) crunchy or creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup (175 mL) powdered sugar
1/2 cup (125 mL) whipping cream

	PREP TIME 50m	COOK TIME 1h25m	TOTAL TIME 2h15m
YIELD 36 servings

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Spray bottom only of 9x13-inch (22x33 cm) pan with cooking spray.
In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until soft dough forms.
Shape six 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls of dough.
On ungreased baking sheet, place balls 2-inches (5 cm) apart; flatten in crisscross pattern with fork.
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.
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.
In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, icing 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.
Crush reserved baked 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.

Desserts

A recipe from Life Made Delicious

https://www.lifemadedelicious.ca/recipes/chocolate-cream-cheese-peanut-butter-bars/4b5fec96-0daa-46ef-8f43-db1817eb01d0