Rocky Road Bars

By Beth Anderson on February 16, 2018 at 11:07am

Cooking with Mary
February 14, 2018

1/2 cup Butter or Margarine
1 oz unsweetened Chocolate
1 cup sifted Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
2 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup chopped Walnuts
1 pkg (8 oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
1/2 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 tbs Flour
1/4 cup copped Walnuts
1 pkg (6 oz.) Semisweet Chocolate pieces
2 cup miniature Marshmallows
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Combine 1/2 cup butter and 1 oz chocolate in small sauce pan. Melt over low heat. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Sift together 1 cup flour and baking powder; set aside.
Beat together 2 eggs, 1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla using electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Blend in chocolate mixture, beating well.
Add dry ingredients; mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Spread mixture in greased 13x9x2″ baking pan.
Reserve 2 oz of cream cheese for frosting. Place remaining cream cheese in bowl and add 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 sugar blending together until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 2 tbs flour, blend well. Stir in 1/4 cup walnuts. Spread over batter and sprinkle with chocolate pieces and marshmallows.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Top with chocolate cream cheese frosting when cool.