CHIPS AHOY! Brown Sugar Cheesecake Bites

Name: CHIPS AHOY! Brown Sugar Cheesecake Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp. butter; ¼ cup brown sugar; 1 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; ½ cup frozen whipped topping; 30 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, divided; ¼ cup hot fudge ice cream topping

Chocolate chip cookies topped with cheesecake flavored cream cheese makes a sweet no bake treat. Top with chocolate ganache for an even richer bite.

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Servings:

Makes 24 servings, 1 cheesecake bite each.

Ingredient list

2 Tbsp. butter
¼ cup packed brown sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
½ cup thawed frozen whipped topping
30 CHIPS AHOY! Cookies, divided
¼ cup hot fudge ice cream topping

Directions

Melt butter in small saucepan on medium heat. Add sugar; cook and stir 2 min. or until sugar is completely dissolved, and butter mixture is hot and bubbly. Cool 10 min.

Beat cream cheese in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy; blend in butter mixture. Add whipped topping; whisk until blended.

Chop 6 cookies; set aside. Place remaining cookies in single layer on parchment-covered baking sheet; top with cream cheese mixture and fudge topping.

Sprinkle with chopped cookies.

Recipe Tips

Variation
Prepare using Neufchatel cheese and/or frozen light whipped topping.
Note
If the fudge topping is too thick to easily spoon over the topped cookies, you can warm it briefly in the microwave just until desired consistency. Stir before using as directed.
Chocolate Ganache
Substitute a simple chocolate ganache for the fudge topping. Microwave 1 cup thawed frozen whipped topping and 2 oz. (1/2 of 4-oz. pkg.) semi-sweet baking chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec. Cool completely. You will need 1/4 cup of this homemade ganache to prepare this recipe. Refrigerate the remaining ganache up to 3 days before using as desired, such as a topping for ice cream or cupcakes, or to serve spread onto additional CHIPS AHOY! Cookies.