Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Bars

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Bars

Crust & Topping:
2 cups Oats
½ cup nuts (optional)
1 ¾ cups flour
¾ tsp. Salt
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ tsp. Baking soda

Combine and beat on low speed until well blended. You can add up to 2 tsp. Water if mixture is too dry. Reserve 2 loose cups for topping and press the rest into the bottom of a greased 9x13 cake pan.

Filling:
1 (8 oz) pkg. Cream cheese
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp. Water
1 cup chocolate chips or M&M’s

Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and water together until blended smooth. Spread over the bottom crust and sprinkle with the chocolate chips, M&M or chocolate candy of your choice.

Topping:
Sprinkle the reserved 2 cups over the pan while crumbling with your fingers as needed. There will be cream cheese and chocolate pieces “peeking through”.

Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool before cutting and removing from the pan.