Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 1/3 cups mini chocolate chips, divided
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 line and 8 or 9 inch square pan with foil, leaving 1 inch overhand on all sides; lightly butter the foil.
• 2 combine the butter and sugar in a small bowl; stir in the flour and 1/4 teaspoons of the salt.
• 3 stir in 1/3 cup of the chocolate chips.
• 4 form the dough into a ball; place on a piece of plastic wrap and flatten into a disc.
• 5 wrap dough and freeze for 10 minutes, or until firm.
• 6 unwrap dough; cut into 1/2 inch pieces; keep refrigerated.
• 7 place the powdered sugar, cream cheese, vanilla, and remaining salt (1/4 tsp) in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined.
• 8 scrape down sides of bowl; beat on medium speed until smooth.
• 9 melt the remaining (1 cup) chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly.
• 10 add the melted chocolate to the cream cheese mixture; beat just until blended.
• 11 stir in the chilled cookie dough bits.
• 12 spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan; refrigerate until firm.
• 13 remove from pan by lifting foil overhang handles; cut fudge into squares using a very sharp knife.
• 14 store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.