Shelly's Recipe

ROCKY ROAD BARS

Category: Bars

1st layer
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup flour
3/4 cup toasted pecan pieces
1 tsp baking powder

2nd layer
6 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup toasted pecan pieces
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
3 cup mini marshmallows

Frosting
1/4 cup butter
1 oz unsweetened chocolate
2 oz cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350. 1st layer: Lightly grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. Melt butte r and chocolate over low heat. Sift together the dry ingredients. Once chocolate is melted, add sugar, eggs, vanilla, dry ingredients and nuts. Mix well until combined. Press into prepared pan and set aside.

2nd layer; Cream together cream cheese and sugar. Add next 4 ingredients, beating until smooth. Scrap down bowl and add nut and mix to combine. Spread cream cheese layer over bottom crust layer. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Bake in oven until only slightly golden on the edges, approximately 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with marshmallow and return to oven until marshmallows are just melted with color, approximately 3 minutes.

Frosting: Melt butter and chocolate over low heat. Cream the cream cheese and add the melted chocolate. Add the milk, confectioners sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth. Pour over the hot marshmallows and swirl the frosting with the melted chocolate. Cool in the pan before cutting into bars.