Chocolate Swirled Bars

Name: Chocolate Swirled Bars
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups refrigerated Lightened-Up Holiday Cookie Dough; 1 cup (6 ounces) dark chocolate chips; 1/4 cup vanilla or white chips, melted

These swirly chocolaty bars make a crunchy and elegant addition to any cookie tray—and couldn’t be easier! Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups refrigerated Lightened-Up Holiday Cookie Dough
1 cup (6 ounces) dark chocolate chips
1/4 cup vanilla or white chips, melted

Directions

Press dough onto the bottom of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan (dough will be thin). Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips. Allow chips to soften for a few minutes, then spread over bars. Drop spoonfuls of melted vanilla chips over top; cut through chocolate with a knife to swirl. Let stand until set. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 82 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 31mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Chocolate Bark Cookies in Healthy Cooking December/January 2010

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chickluvs2cook

Dec 30, 2018

Easy, yummy and look impressive! I did use a store bought roll of cookie dough to make it even easier. Everyone loved them.
Kevin

Oct 29, 2018

Netizen, Quit spewing idiocy all over this wonderful recipe. You are the reason I cry myself to sleep every-night. Have you ever stopped and though "Gee, maybe I just stink at baking."? Get your head out of the gutter. Warm Regards, Kevin Monopoly
Joscy

Jun 10, 2014

REcipe saved1 agree with JBess regardings ugar carb. count. Recipes ought to clearly state that. EVen when recipe states **Diabetic friendly** it truly makes ya wonder if that's so.
hartlessd

Dec 22, 2011

I thought the cookie dough was a little dry and crumbly however a great idea and melting choc chips, smoothing over after coming out of the oven works splendidly however I use a full 12 oz on a 9x13 size dish. I also do the same melting chips on top of a dish of brownies!
cdunks

Dec 22, 2011

Not bad- endless variation you can do. I made a batch w/ m&m's and one with crushed heath bars
cleirer

Dec 17, 2011

If I am reading the directions correctly, you only use one portion of the Lightened Up Cookie Dough. Therefore, the Chocolate Swirled Bars recipe is only using 1/4 c of butter and 3/4 c of sugar plus the choc. chips.
Netizen

Dec 16, 2011

Have to agree with JBess. Hard to believe that cookie dough with 3 cups of sugar, topped with eve more sugar (two types of chocolate chips), could be healthy, much less diabetic friendly. Makes you wonder how accurate the other info is. I would love to see the recipes include the grams of sugar in each recipe!
finder211

Dec 15, 2011

I made these just using sugar cookie dough from the store and they turn out pretty good...
lturley

Dec 15, 2011

Sprinkle crushed pepermint candy canes on top of the chocolate before it sets and they taste even better! They look prety too!
cleancut747

Dec 15, 2011

didn't make it, but you could use the swirly stuff on graham crackers and cut out he cookie part