Chocolate Muddies

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened (neufchatel cheese is okay)
• 3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, softened (make sure type of margarine is recommended for baking)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup chocolate fudge topping (low-fat is okay)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup vanilla chips or 1 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 line cookie sheet with foil or parchment paper (if using foil, grease with shortening).
• 3 in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and margarine or butter with and electric mixer (medium speed) until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• 4 add sugars, extracts, eggs, and ice cream topping.
• 5 beat about 3 minutes, or until fluffy.
• 6 mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
• 7 stir flour mixture into margarine mixture until evenly mixed.
• 8 stir in chips.
• 9 drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• 10 bake 13-15 minutes, or until edges are set (cookies will appear underbaked).
• 11 cool for 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to fully cool.