Gooey Red Velvet Bars

Recipe

Ingredients:

• One box of Red Velvet cake mix 
• 1 stick of butter
• One bag of white chocolate chips
• 1 egg
• 1/4 stick of cream cheese
• 1 (14 oz) can of sweetened condensed milk

Instructions:

• Mix the cake mix, egg and butter together until the dough is sticky. 
• Press just over half of the dough on the bottom of a greased pan, pushing the edges up just a bit to create a small ridge along the edges
• Sprinkle the white chocolate chips in the center (start with one cup and measure the rest with love;)  
• Warm the cream cheese and fold into 1/2 of the can of sweetened condensed milk
• Drizzle mixture on top of the white chocolate chips
• Crumble chunks of the remaining dough across the top and gently press down a bit (the dough will not cover the entire top) 
• Bake at 325 degrees for about 25 minutes (be careful not to over bake or it will dry out the gooey center) Start checking them at about 22 minutes – if the top and edges look a little golden but the center is still slightly soft, pull it. They’ll firm up a touch as they cool. The key cue will be visual: If they look “done” all over, they’ve probably gone a bit too far.

Tips:

• If you prefer super gooey brownies, you can skip the layer of graham crackers on the bottom of the pan and just use them on top of the marshmallows
• Use a 9×13 pan for thinner brownies, and a smaller pan for thicker

Tips:

• Let them cool completely before cutting so the gooey layer has time to set
• If you want them SUPER gooey, add about ⅔ of the can of sweet and condensed milk and get ready for a gooey party!