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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Squares

These cookie dough squares are not diet-friendly and are the perfect option for a cheat day. The original recipe was modified quite a bit to allow these delectable bars to be a nice treat.

Crust

Ingredients

  • 1 cup low fat graham cracker cookies - crushed
  • 1/2 cup crushed fiber one cereal
  • 2 tbsp. applesauce
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • ½ cup miniature unsweetened chocolate chips or carob chips
  • 2 Splenda packets

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray a 9" baking pan with cooking spray. Line pan with parchment paper, leaving enough to extend over the sides. Butter the parchment paper.
  2. Combine graham cracker crumbs, fiber one, and applesauce and butter until crumbs are moistened. Stir in chocolate chips and Splenda.
  3. Press crust mixture into bottom of pan and 1 inch up sides. Bake for 6 minutes. Set pan on wire rack to cool.

Cookie Dough

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 tbsp. melted peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar Splenda mix
  • 3 tbsp. Splenda for baking
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup flax seed
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips OR carob chips

Preparation

  1. Using an electric mixer , mix butter, peanut butter, Splenda, salt and vanilla extract at medium speed until smooth.
  2. Decrease mixer speed to low and add flours, and flaxseed.
  3. Mix just until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside.

Filling

Ingredients

  • 5 ounces low fat cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 3 ounces fat free cream cheese
  • 3 ounces low fat sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Splenda for baking
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
  1. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sour cream and sugar just until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract, beating just until blended.
  2. Pour batter into baked crust. Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls over the top of the filling.
  3. Bake about 30 minutes, or until set. Transfer to wire rack.
  4. For chocolate topping, melt 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave. Add about 1/2 tablespoon of butter if necessary to make chocolate smooth. Drizzle over top of bars. Cool bars in pan completely, about an hour.
  5. Using the edges of the parchment paper, remove bars from pan. Cut into bars and serve.

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