CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOW COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place butter and unsweetened chocolate in saucepan over low heat. Heat just until chocolate melts (you can do this in microwave). Stir in sugar.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and nuts. Add them to the chocolate mixture. Stir well.
• Stir in vanilla and eggs.
• Spread the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 cake pan.
• Cut off 2 oz. from cream cheese and reserve it for later.
• Combine the softened cream cheese with butter, sugar, flour, and vanilla. Stir it until it's smooth.
• Add the beaten egg, and stir until well combined.
• Mix in the chopped nuts.
• Spread the cream cheese layer over the chocolate layer.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top.
• Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Take the pan out of the over and sprinkle the miniature marshmallows on top.
• Return pan to the over for 2 more minutes.
• Frosting - melt the butter (over low heat or in microwave).
• Break the unsweetened chocolate into two parts and stir them into the butter.
• Stir in the softened cream cheese and the milk.
• Heat the mixture until it can be stirred smooth (over low heat or in microwave).
• Beat in the vanilla.
• Gradually beat in the powdered sugar (in 1-cup increments).
• Stir the frosting until it's smooth.
• Spread the frosting over the cookie bars, swirling it into marshmallows.
• Cool the pan until you can handle it without potholders.
• Slip it into the fridge for 1 hour.
• To serve, cut the bars into 32 pieces.