Chocolate Chip Cheese Bars
Quick Cooking
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"This is my most requested dessert recipe," writes Teri Linquist of Gurnee, Illinois. "Everyone loves these yummy bars with their soft cream cheese filling...and the couldn't be easier."
SERVINGS: 12-16
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
Directions:
Cut cookie dough in half. For crust, press half of the dough onto the bottom of a greased 8-in. square baking pan.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and egg until smooth. Spread over crust. Crumble remaining dough over top.
Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12-16 servings. *Editor's Note: 2 cups of your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough can be substituted for the refrigerated dough.