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Chocolate-Cream Cheese-Peanut Butter Bars

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 29, 2009
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Surprise! Baked and crumbled cookies top a fluffy, light cream cheese layer in favorite-flavored cookie bars.

Chocolate-Cream Cheese-Peanut Butter Bars

  • Prep Time 50 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

Cookie Base and Topping

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

Instructions

  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

190 Calories
12g Total Fat
3g Protein
17g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
190
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12g
19%
Saturated Fat
5g
25%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
7%
Sodium
125mg
5%
Potassium
60mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
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 Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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