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Ingredients
- CRUST:
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter -- melted
- 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- FILLING:
- 10 ounces cream cheese -- softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg -- room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- DOUGH:
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter -- softened
- 1/4 cup brown sugar -- packed
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- dash salt
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- TOPPING:
- 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips -- melted
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 9x9x2" pan with foil, leaving extra foil
extending over edges. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
In medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs and melted butter
until crumbs are moistened. Stir in miniature chocolate chips. Press into
bottom and 1 inch up sides of pan. Bake 6 minutes or until set, cool on
wire rack. Decrease oven temperature to 325 degrees.
In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar at low speed until
smooth. Beat in egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla just until blended. Pour
filling into crust.
In same large bowl, beat 5 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons
sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and salt at medium speed 1 minute or until
blended. Beat in flour at low speed just until incorporated. Stir in 1 cup
chocolate chips. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough over filling. Bake at 325
degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until top feels dry and looks set when
shaken gently. Cool completely on wire rack.
Dip fork into melted chocolate chips; drizzle chocolate over top of bars.
Let stand until set.
Using foil edges, lift bars from pan; peel away foil. Cut into 16 pieces;
serve at room temperature