🍫✨ Triple Layer Chocolate Chip Bars

Three layers of chocolate, cookies, cream cheese, and buttery bliss — the dessert that makes grown adults giggle.

 

Three layers, endless chocolate, and zero regrets — these Triple Layer Chocolate Chip Bars are the dessert you’ll crave long after the pan is mysteriously empty.

 

 

There are desserts… and then there are DESSERTS. The kind that stop conversations. The kind that make people close their eyes on the first bite. The kind that make you feel like you should probably text your dentist a warning.

These bars are that dessert.

They’re:

• Thick
• Gooey
• Crunchy
• Creamy
• Chocolate‑packed
• Oreo‑stuffed
• Almond‑speckled
• And honestly? A little bit dangerous

They’re the kind of bars that make your kitchen smell like a chocolate factory. The kind that make your family hover by the oven like dessert‑seeking vultures. The kind that make you feel like a baking queen — even if you’re still wearing yesterday’s leggings.

💬 Reader prompt: Are you team “extra chocolate chips on top” or team “don’t mess with perfection”?

When I get the opportunity to teach meet with the cute girls in my ward,  so we can work on personal progress, I have to try a new dessert recipe. They are my sweet little testers!

The other great thing is that I don’t have leftovers at home that tempt me all week. I can always tell if the treat is a success or not, by the look on their faces.

They all had big smiles on their faces and several asked if they could take one home! Simple recipe and they will make a big impression at any setting.

Triple Layer Chocolate Chip Bars

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk chocolate chips, divided
1 package Oreo cookies
5 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons shortening
1 cup almonds, chopped

Triple Layer Chocolate Chip Bars

🍽 Directions

Step 1: Make the Cookie Dough Layer

1. Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy.
2. Add egg + vanilla.
3. Add flour, baking soda, and salt.
4. Fold in 1 cup chocolate chips.
5. Press dough into a greased 9×13 pan.

Step 2: Add the Oreo Layer

1. Lay Oreos in a single layer over the cookie dough.
2. Try not to eat half the package (or do — I support you).

Step 3: Make the Chocolate‑Cream Cheese Layer

1. Melt remaining chocolate chips with shortening.
2. Mix melted chocolate with softened cream cheese until smooth.
3. Spread over Oreos.
4. Sprinkle chopped almonds on top.

Step 4: Bake

1. Bake at 350°F for 25–30 minutes.
2. Cool completely before slicing (if you have the willpower).

Step 5: Serve

1. Slice into bars.
2. Serve warm, chilled, or straight from the pan.
3. Prepare for applause.

💬 Reader prompt: Do you like your bars gooey or firm enough to stack?

🔢 Calorie Count (Per Bar, Approx. 16 Bars)

• Calories: ~285
• Protein: 3g
• Carbs: 32g
• Fat: 16g
• Sugar: 22g

 

🍫 Nutritional Facts & Fun

• Chocolate chips: Antioxidants (we’re counting it)
• Oreos: Crunch + nostalgia
• Cream cheese: Creaminess + richness
• Almonds: Healthy fats + crunch
• Butter: Flavor + happiness

💬 Reader prompt: Should we try a peanut butter version next?