Essential Boy Bribes

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   For the crust:.

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   Preheat oven to 325.

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   Butter a 9-square baking pan.

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   Line pan with parchment paper, leaving enough to extend over the sides.

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   Butter the parchment paper.

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   To prepare the crust combine graham cracker crumbs and butter until crumbs are moistened.

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   Stir in the mini-chocolate chips.

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    3.

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    Press crust mixture into bottom of pan and 1 inch up sides.

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    Bake for 6 minutes.

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    Set pan on wire rack to cool.

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    For the cookie dough:.

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    Next, prepare the cookie dough.

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    Using an electric mixer, mix butter, brown sugar, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract at medium speed until smooth.

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    2.

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    Decrease mixer speed to low and add flour.

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    Mix just until incorporated.

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    3.

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    Stir in chocolate chips.

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    Set aside.

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    For the filling:.

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    To prepare the filling, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar just until smooth.

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    Add egg and vanilla extract, beating just until blended.

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    Pour batter into baked crust.

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    Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls over the top of the filling.

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    Bake about 30 minutes, or until set.

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    Transfer to wire rack.

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    To decorate with drizzled chocolate, place chocolate in a sandwich bag on a microwave safe dish and microwave in 30 second intervals moving the chocolate around between.

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    Using scissors, cut the very tip off the sandwich bag.

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    The smaller your cut, the smaller the drizzle.

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    Using the edges of the parchment paper, remove bars from pan.

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    Cut into bars and serve.

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    These bars are served best straight from the refrigerator, after cooled.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.