Chocolate Chip Truffle Bars

Wrap up gift-giving needs with a sweet chocolate indulgence.

Makes: 35 bars

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 pouch (1 pound 1.5 ounces) Betty Crocker� chocolate chip cookie mix
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
1 container (1 pound) Betty Crocker� Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
1 can (6.4 ounces) Betty Crocker� Easy Flow pink decorating icing
35 yogurt-covered miniature pretzels

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottom of 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir together softened butter and egg. Stir in cookie mix until soft dough forms. Press mixture in bottom of pan, using floured fingers.

2. Bake 19 to 21 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 30 minutes.

3. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Stir in frosting. Spread evenly over bars. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 7 rows by 5 rows.

4. Using star tip on pink decorating icing, fill in each hole of each pretzel, forming a heart in center of each. Place decorated pretzel on each bar.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake about 22 minutes.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 150mg; Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 18g); Protein 1g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 6%

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

How To
If you like, skip the cooking spray, and instead line the pan with foil for quick cleanup and easy bar removal.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker � 2008 �/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved