Chocolate Euphoria Cookie Bars

Submitted by Chef #255298

"I found this in a book and want to try..sounds wonderful"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 23-35 rich cookie bars
• Serves: 24-36

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter (one stick, 4 oz, 1/4 pound)
• 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs (or Oreo cookie crumbs)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups mini marshmallows
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated milk)
• 1 cup white chocolate chips (or vanilla chips)
• 2 cups Cocoa Puffs cereal (or any other chocolate cereal)
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F rack in middle position.
2. Spray 9x13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Melt butter in a small bowl in microwave on high for 50 seconds.
4. Add cookie crumbs to melted butter. Stir until everything is well moistened.
5. Spread butter and cookie crumb mixture in the bottom of cake pan and spread evenly.
6. Sprinkle the semi-chocolate chips evenly on top of crumb mixture.
7. Arrange mini marshmallows on top of chips as evenly as you can.
8. Open can of sweetened condensed milk and pour over the top of marshmallows as evenly as you can.
9. Sprinkle white chocolate chips on top, trying for an even distribution.
10. Measure chocolate cereal an spread on top, again as evenly as you can.
11. Sprinkle milk chocolate chips on top.
12. Press everything in the pan down with the flat blade of a metal spatula (if the cereal crunches a bit that is ok).
13. Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
14. Remove bars from oven and let cool in the pan. When bars reach room temperature, cut into brownie-sized pieces right in the pan. Don't take them out unless you are going to eat them right away.
15. You can now refrigerate the cookie bars in the ban to set up firmly.
16. If you do not cut before refrigeration, you may have a problem. They're very firm when chilled.