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Chocolate chip cream cheese bars

4
Points® value
Total Time
20 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
24
Difficulty
Easy
These delicious chocolate chip bars have an amazing soft and chewy texture thanks to the cream cheese. Here, the recipe calls to cut them into bars but you could also cut them into smaller squares to serve them as a bite-sized dessert. Both adults and kids will love them, so they’re perfectly suited for almost any kind of party or casual gathering. They’d also make a great after school snack and they’re easy enough that small kids can help you bake them.

Ingredients

All-purpose flour

1 cup(s)

Whipped cream cheese

cup(s)

Baking soda

½ tsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Unsalted butter

2 tbsp(s), at room temperature

Dark brown sugar

cup(s)

Sugar

cup(s)

Egg whites

2 oz, (1/4 cup)

Vanilla extract

1 tsp(s)

Mini chocolate chips

½ cup(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F degrees and coat a 9x9 baking pan with cooking spray.
  2. Combine flour, baking soda, and table salt in a small bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese, and sugars until light and fluffy.
  4. Beat in egg whites and vanilla extract.
  5. Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Add chocolate.
  6. Spoon evenly across baking pan and bake for 10-15 minutes or until set in the center.
  7. Allow to cool and cut evenly into 24 bars.

Notes

If you don’t plan to serve all of the bars within a day or two, store the leftovers in an air-tight container for up to 1 week.