Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 pinch salt
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

1. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper or foil, leaving some overhang on the sides for lifting.

2. Stir the melted margarine and light brown sugar together in a bowl until smooth, then stir in the pinch of salt, the flour and the vanilla extract to form a crumbly cookie dough.

3. In a large bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy, scraping down the sides as needed.

4. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until fully combined and no lumps remain.

5. Add the cookie dough mixture to the cream cheese mixture and stir until evenly blended.

6. Fold the 1/4 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips into the fudge mixture.

7. Press the fudge evenly into the prepared pan using the back of a spatula or your hands.

8. Melt the 1 cup of mini semisweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second bursts, stirring well between each, until smooth.

9. Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the top of the fudge, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour, until firm.

10. Lift the fudge out using the parchment overhang, cut into small squares, and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.