Chocolate Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Bars (Alena)

Makes 36 bars

Cookie base and topping:

1 pouch Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix (or peanut butter cookie dough)

3 TBS. vegetable oil

1 tsp. water

1 egg

Filling:

1 ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips

¼  cup butter or margarine

1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

2/3 cup crunchy or creamy peanut butter

¾ cup powdered sugar

½ cup whipping cream

Heat oven to 350°. Spray 13 x 9 in pan. In large bowl, stir cookie base and topping ingredients until dough forms. Shape 6 (1 in) balls of dough.  Press remaining dough in pan. Bake cookies (balls) and base 10-12 min. Cool for 10 min use cookies for toppings.  Microwave chocolate chips and butter on high for 1 minute.  Stir every 30 seconds until melted and smooth.  Spread evenly over bars.  Refrigerate 30 minutes.

Beat cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar and whipping cream mix until blended. Beat 2 minutes until light and fluffy.  Spread over chocolate layer.  Crush cookies over cream cheese. Refrigerate 30 minutes.