Black Forest Dream Bars

Name: Black Forest Dream Bars
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 595 grams can cherry pie filling; 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty double chocolate chunk cookie mix; 454 grams packages each) cream cheese, softened; 1 egg; 118 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 227 grams container frozen whipped topping, thawed

Black Forest Dream Bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 291 calories, 3g of protein, and 15g of fat. A mixture of egg, vegetable oil, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil and egg until soft dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheet, drop 3 tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart to make 3 cookies.

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Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.

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Meanwhile, press remaining cookie dough in bottom of sprayed pan. Reserve 1 cup cherry pie filling for topping; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and the remaining pie filling with electric mixer on medium speed until blended.

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Cherry Pie Filling

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Sugar

Wrap

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Spread cream cheese mixture over crust in pan.

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Crust

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Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until set. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.

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Spread whipped topping over cream cheese layer. Top with spoonfuls of the reserved cherry pie filling. Coarsely crumble baked cookies; sprinkle over top of bars. Refrigerate at least 1 hour for flavors to blend. To serve, cut into 5 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Cherry Pie Filling

Whipped Topping