Shelly's Recipe

TRIPLE-RICH CHOCOLATE SQUARES

Category: Bars

14 chocolate sandwich cookies
2 (8oz) pkg cream cheese Softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup chocolate drink powder
2 tbsp flour
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 tsp vegetable shortening

Heat oven to 350; line a 9-inch baking pan with foil, leaving 2 inch overhangs.

In a food processor or blender process cookies to fine crumbs; you should have about 1 1/2 cups. Transfer crumbs to baking pan; press firmly over bottom. Set aside.

In a large bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat cream cheese, sugar, drink powder, flour, eggs, and vanilla until just blended and smooth. Pour over crust in pan; bake 25 minutes until set but still soft in center. Cool completely, in pan, on wire rack; refrigerate, covered, at least 3 hours or overnight.

At serving time, in a small microwave bowl combine chocolate chips and shortening; melt on high (100% power) 1 to 2 minutes. Dip tip of small spoon into chocolate; let drizzle in random pattern over surface of chilled square.

Using foil overhangs as handles, lift square from pan. Peel foil away from sides of square; cut into 2 inch squares.