Email to Josie-Lynn      

Recipe Categories: josielynn's HOME PAGEAPPETIZERS APPLES BEANS BEVERAGES BLACKBERRIES BLUEBERRIES BREAD BREAKFAST BRITISHrecipes CAKESandPIES CANDY CASSEROLES CHEESECAKE CONDIMENTS COOKIES CROCKPOT CROCKPOTDESSERTS DESSERTS DIABETIC DOGtreats EGGS ETHNIC FISHandSEAFOOD FRUIT GAME GLUTEN-FREE homemadeMIXES ICE-CREAM ICINGSandGLAZES JAMSandJELLIES LATKES LOWFATsaladDRESSINGS MEATS MUFFINS PASTA PASTRIES PICKLESandRELISH PIZZA POTATOES POULTRY PUNCHforCROWDS RHUBARB RICE SALADandDRESSING SALSA SANDWICHES SAUCES SNACKS SOUPSandSTEWS STIR-FRY STUFFING VEGETABLES VEGETARIAN

CHOC CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE BARS




Source of Recipe


Cooking Pleasures, July 2006


List of Ingredients




CRUST:

1½ cups graham cracker crumbs

5 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

3/4 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

FILLING:

10 oz cream cheese, softened

¼ cup sugar

1 egg, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

DOUGH:

5 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

¼ cup packed brown sugar

3 Tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

dash salt

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

TOPPING:

¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted



Recipe



1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9x9x2 inch pan with aluminum foil, leaving extra foil hanging over the edges. Spray the foil with cooking spray.

2. In a medium bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until crumbs are moistened. Stir in miniature chocolate chips. Press into bottom and 1 inch up the sides of the pan. Bake for 6 minutes, or until set. Cool. Decrease oven temperature to 325°

3. With an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, and ¼ cup sugar at low speed until smooth. Beat in egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla just until blended. Pour filling into crust.

4. In the same bowl (with the mixer), beat 5 Tablespoons of butter, brown sugar, 3 Tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and salt at medium speed for 1 minute. Beat in flour at low speed just until incorporated. Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips. Drop teaspoons of this dough over the filling. Bake at 325° for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top feels dry and looks set when gently shaken. Cool completely on wire rack.

5. Dip fork into melted chocolate chips and drizzle chocolate over the top of the bars. Let stand until set.

6. Using the edges of the foil, lift from the pan, and peel away foil. Cut into 16 pieces. Bars can be made up to two days ahead, and should be covered and refrigerated, but brought to room temperature before serving.