Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

For the end-of-year treat plates for my kids’ teachers, our last, but certainly not least, are these chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake bars. (The other treats on the gift plates were Lemon and Blueberry Bars with a Coconut Crust, Triple Chocolate Cookies, and White Chocolate Dipped Pretzels). These cookie dough cheesecake bars were fun and simple to make and tasted amazing! I found the recipe on My Baking Addiction and knew instantly they would be a big hit with all of the teachers.

Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Crust:

• 1½ cups of graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

• 5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• ⅓ cup of brown sugar, packed
• 3 tbsp white sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ¾ cup of flour
• 1 cup of chocolate chips

• 10 oz cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ cup of white sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla

How to Make Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars:

Make the crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter until mixed thoroughly. Firmly press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.

Bake the crust by placing the baking dish in the oven and baking for 6 minutes. Remove the baking dish and set aside to cool. DO NOT TURN YOUR OVEN OFF.

Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate chip cookie dough by beating the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, and vanilla together using a mixer until creamy and smooth.

Add the flour to the butter mixture until just combined, then add the chocolate chips and mix. Set aside.

Make the cheesecake filling by placing the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a bowl, then using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat until creamy and smooth.

Prepare the bars by carefully spreading the cheesecake batter onto the prepared crust.

Bake the cookie dough bars by placing the baking dish in the oven for 30 minutes, or until the top (cookie dough) feels dry and firm and the entire pan looks set if given a gentle shake.

Move bars to a wire cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.

Lift bars out by the overhang and slice.

Serve cold or at room temperature. Enjoy.

Store leftovers tightly covered in the refrigerator.

Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 36 minutes minutes

Total Time: 56 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12 +/-

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• 8 x 8-inch Baking Dish
• Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
• Wire Cooling Rack

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1½ cups of graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tbsp unsalted butter melted
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough:

• 5 tbsp unsalted butter softened
• ⅓ cup of brown sugar packed
• 3 tbsp white sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ¾ cup of flour
• 1 cup of chocolate chips

Cheesecake Filling:

• 10 oz cream cheese room temperature
• ¼ cup of white sugar
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking dish with parchment paper, allowing a little overhang, then spray the paper and dish with cooking spray.
• Make the crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter until mixed thoroughly. Firmly press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake the crust by placing the baking dish in the oven and baking for 6 minutes. Remove the baking dish and set aside to cool. DO NOT TURN YOUR OVEN OFF.
• Meanwhile, prepare the chocolate chip cookie dough by beating the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, salt, and vanilla together using a mixer until creamy and smooth.
• Add the flour to the butter mixture until just combined, then add the chocolate chips and mix. Set aside.
• Make the cheesecake filling by placing the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a bowl, then use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat it until creamy and smooth.
• Prepare the bars by carefully spreading the cheesecake batter onto the prepared crust.
• Using your hand to form clumps, distribute the cookie dough in clumps evenly over the top of the cheesecake batter until you use all of the dough.
• Bake the cookie dough bars by placing the baking dish in the oven for 30 minutes, or until the top (cookie dough) feels dry and firm and the entire pan looks set if given a gentle shake.
• Move bars to a wire cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.
• Lift bars out by the overhang and slice.
• Serve cold or at room temperature. Enjoy.
• Store leftovers tightly covered in the refrigerator.

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