Mississippi Mud Cookie Bars

By MooK

Ingredients

• 1 1 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
• 3 3 3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
• 1 1 1 box (3.9 oz) Jell-O chocolate fudge-flavor instant pudding & pie filling mix
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups milk
• 4 4 8-oz oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
• 1 1 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
• 2 2 8-oz cups (from 8-oz container) Cool Whip, thawed
• 16 16 2 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped (about 2 cups)
• 2 2 2 tablespoons chocolate fudge sauce, if desired

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, break apart cookie dough. Knead in cocoa until thoroughly combined. Press in pan.

Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set around edges. Cool completely, at least 30 minutes.

In medium bowl, beat dry pudding mix and milk with whisk about 2 minutes or until thick. Spoon over cooled cookie base, and spread evenly. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in marshmallow creme and whipped topping until well blended. Stir in 1 cup of the chopped cookies. Drop cream cheese mixture by spoonfuls over pudding layer; evenly spread. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours.

When ready to serve, sprinkle remaining 1 cup chopped cookies over top. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate fudge sauce uncovered on High 10 to 20 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle warmed sauce over brownies. Store remaining brownies covered in refrigerator.