Don't just make brownies, make brownies that everyone will swoon over. Instead of a chocolate chip cookie dough, they are made with toffee bits. this makes them amazingly rich and decadent.
Cookie Dough Layer:
1 c. unsalted butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 t. vanilla extract
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. sea salt
3 1/2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
2 - 8 oz. bags Heath English Milk Chocolate Toffee Bits
Cheesecake Filling:
2 - 8 oz. packages cream cheese, softened
2 t. vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 c. sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 11x17 inch jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
Cookie Dough Layer:
Mix butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, baking soda and salt with an electric mixer until well mixed. Stir in flour and one and a half bags of the toffee bits.
Press half to two thirds of the cookie dough into the prepared pan.
Spread the Cheesecake Filling (below) over top of the cookie dough layer. Crumble remaining cookie dough over top of the cream cheese layer.
Sprinkle the remaining toffee bits over the top of the cookie dough layer.
Bake 35-40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cheesecake Filling:
Mix cream cheese, eggs, vanilla and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
Pour over cookie dough crust; cover with remaining dough.
Serve.
Store refrigerated.