This decadently rich and scrumptious dessert is another relatively new addition to my collection of recipes. Mom loves it!
Making the squares:
Before beginning, some cream cheese was taken out of the fridge and put on the counter to warm up to room temperature:
Parchment paper and an 8″ baking pan were taken out:
A parchment paper larger than the baking pan was torn off the roll …
… and the baking pan was lined with the parchment paper, with a little bit left over the edges of the pan:
The pan was put aside for a few moments, and a countertop convection oven was set to 325F and turned on:
Graham cracker crumbs were taken out:
A cup and a half of graham cracker crumbs were measured out:
The graham cracker crumbs were transferred to a mixing bowl:
Margarine was taken out:
Margarine was scooped out of the tub:
The margarine was placed in a bowl, previously placed on the scale and the tare set to zero:
The margarine was melted in the microwave oven, 15 seconds at a time:
Once fully melted, the margarine was taken out of the microwave oven:
The melted margarine was poured over the graham cracker crumbs in the mixing bowl:
An electric blender was taken out and used to fully mix the graham cracker crumbs and the melted margarine:
The baking pan with the parchment paper lining was brought back and the fully blended graham cracker crumbs and melted margarine were transferred to the baking pan.
The graham cracker mix was flattened with an egg flipper:
The baking pan with the graham cracker crust was placed in the pre-heated countertop oven:
A timer was set for six minutes:
While the graham cracker crust was baking, a cooling rack was taken out (and placed on my stove):
After baking for six minutes, the graham cracker crust was taken out of the oven and placed on the cooling rack:
Another bowl was placed in the scale and the tare set to zero:
More margarine was taken out and measured out:
The mixing bowl had been washed while the graham cracker base was baking, and the margarine was transferred to the mixing bowl:
Brown sugar and a measuring cup were taken out:
The brown sugar was measured out:
The brown sugar was transferred to the mixing bowl with the margarine:
Table sugar and a measuring spoon were taken out:
Table sugar was measured out and poured into the mixing bowl with the brown sugar and margarine:
Salt was taken out and measured out:
The salt was added to the mixing bowl with the two kinds of sugar and margarine:
Vanilla extract and a measuring spoon were taken out:
The vanilla extract was measured out and added to the mixing bowl with the two kinds of sugar, margarine, and salt:
Flour and a measuring cup were taken out:
The flour was measured out:
The flour was transferred to the bowl with the two kinds of sugar, margarine, salt, and vanilla extract:
Two kinds of chocolate chips were taken out:
Half a cup of milk chocolate chips were measured out:
… and half a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips were measured out:
The chocolate chips were added to the mixing bowl with the other ingredients:
A hand held electric mixer was taken out and the ingredients mixed to make a powdery dough:
The cookie dough was transferred to another bowl and put aside:
The package of cream cheese placed on the counter earlier to warm up to room temperature was taken out and opened with a pair of scissors:
The cream cheese was transferred to the mixing bowl, the latter of which again was washed in between mixing jobs.
The table sugar was taken out again and measured out:
The table sugar was transferred to the mixing bowl with the cream cheese:
The electric mixer was taken out again to cream the cream cheese and table sugar together:
Eggs were taken out:
The egg was cracked into the bowl with the cream cheese and sugar:
Vanilla extract was taken out again:
The vanilla extract was measured out and was added to the bowl with the cream cheese, sugar, and egg:
The egg and vanilla extract were mixed into the cream cheese and sugar:
The now-cooled graham cracker crumb base was taken out:
The cream cheese mix was transferred on top of the graham cracker crumb crust:
The cream cheese mix was spread evenly over the graham cracker crumb crust:
The chocolate chip cookie dough was taken out:
A bit of the cookie dough was picked up in my hand …
… and the ball of dough was flattened between my two hands:
The flattened cookie dough was placed on top of the cream cheese mix:
… and repeated with more cookie dough:
… until all the cookie dough was used and the whole surface of the cream cheese mix was covered:
The baking pan was placed in the still-hot countertop convection oven:
A timer was set for 30 minutes:
After the 30-minute baking period, the baking pan was taken out of the oven and placed on a cooling rack:
Once the dessert had cooled enough, it was removed from the baking pan using the edges of the parchment paper:
The dessert was first cut in half:
The dessert was cut into quarters:
The dessert was rotated 90 degrees, and sliced just left of centre (so that it can be cut five ways):
The slicing of dessert was completed (five slices along this axis), making twenty (20) pieces:
And a yummy piece of dessert was served!
