Chocolate Euphoria Cookie Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

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 chocolate chips (or vanilla chips)
• 2 cups cocoa puffs cereal (or any other chocolate cereal)
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 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 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.