Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

Yield: 3 to 4 dozen pieces

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 1/3 cups mini semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 1 pound confectioners' sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Line an 8- or 9 inch square pan with aluminum foil. Spray with nonstick spray.
2. Combine butter and brown sugar in a small bowl.
3. Add flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
4. Stir in 1/3 cup semisweet chips.
5. Roll into a ball and refrigerate or freeze until firmed up slightly.
6. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/2 inch pieces. Refrigerate on a cookie sheet.
7. Melt remaining chips and pour over confectioners' sugar, cream cheese and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
8. Add salt. Scrape down and combine until smooth.
9. Fold in cookie dough pieces.
10. Pour into pan and chill until firm.
11. Lift fudge out of the pan with foil and cut into pieces.
12. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.