Chocolate marshmallow cookie bars

By ldelmas

Preheat oven to 350°, use 9 x 13 pan.

Ingredients

• CREAM CHEESE LAYER:
• Bottom layer;
• 1/2 cup butter(1/4 pound, or 4 ounces)
• 1 ounce Baker's unsweetened square of chocolate
• 1/2 cup sugar granulated white
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, packed the flour down
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup of chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs(beat lightly)
• 1-8 ounce soften cream cheese, use only 6 ounces, 2 ounces for frosting
• 1/4 cup soft butter(1/2 stick)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour(1/8 CUP)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 EGG (beaten with a fork in a glass)
• 1 cup semi-chocolate chips
• 2 cups miniature jet puff marshmallows
• FROSTING:
• 1/4 cup butter,(1/2 stick)
• 1 ounce Baker's unsweetened chocolate
• 2 ounces of reserved cream cheese
• 1/4 cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Place the chocolate, and the butter in the microwave safe dish, and melt, next stir in sugar, flour, greased 9 x 13 pan spray with Pam, pour in the ingredients. Do not add the marshmallows until END,
CREAM CHEESE LAYER;
6 ounces cream cheese soften, save for 2 ounces for frosting.
1/4 cup of softened butter,(1/2 stick)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour(1/8 cup)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg(beaten with a fork in a glass)
1/2 cup chopped pecan nuts
1 cup semi chocolate chips
2 cups of miniature jet puff marshmallows
Make the cream cheese filling, cream the butter in cream cheese, add rest of ingredients. Bake 20 to 25 min. in a 350° oven. Take out of oven, cool,
Spread marshmallows on the cooled cream cheese layer.
FROSTING;
melt the butter, and chocolate in microwave, for 2 min. stir. Pour on top of cool cookie bars, these cookies will firm up, refrigerate for one hour.