Reeses Pieces Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Gooey Bars...

What a mouthful to say, huh??!!Hahaa...but boy, are the that and more!  I also added a layer of cream cheese sweetened with powdered sugar...just add sugar to room temp cream cheese and mix until it's as sweet as YOU like!

Ingredients List

• 2 sticks unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 1/2 tsp. real vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
• 1- 8oz cream cheese
• powdered sugar to sweeten cream cheese
• 12 oz. bag Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 24.75 oz. bag Reese's milk chocolate peanut butter cups
• One 9X13 baking dish, greased
  

 Directions

1. Mix butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a mixing bowl with a whisk or electric mixer.
2. Stir in flour and chocolate chips with a wooden spoon to combine.
3. Divide half the dough and spread it into the bottom of a 9x13' glass baking dish that's been sprayed with cooking spray.
4. Remove wax paper wraps from peanut butter cups.
5. Layer peanut butter cups 4x6 for a total of 24 peanut butter cups.
6. Spread the cream cheese (optional) over top of peanut butter cups.
7. Press remaining cookie dough over top of the cream cheese.
8. Bake at 350' for about 35-40 minutes or until set.
9. Baking temps will vary on altitude and desired doneness!
10. See photos above
11. Let cool completely...or...until you just can't stand it anymore before cutting into squares
12. Enjoy!!