Cheesecake Cookie Bars Recipes

CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C).
• To make Pastry: Cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the flour and chopped nuts and stir until mixture becomes crumbly. Set aside 1/4 cup to use as a topping.
• Press pastry mixture into 8-inch square pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on rack.
• To make Filling: Beat together the white sugar, and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in the egg, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla and mix well. Spread filling mixture over baked crust. Sprinkle reserved mixture on as a topping.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool on wire rack and refrigerate. Serve with fruit.

MOM'S CHEESECAKE COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix flour, walnuts, butter, and brown sugar together in a bowl. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with half the crust mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes. Remove crust and leave oven on.
• Mix cream cheese and white sugar together in another bowl using an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla extract; mix until blended. Pour on top of the baked crust. Sprinkle with remaining crust mixture.
• Bake in the hot oven until set, about 25 minutes.

CHEESECAKE COOKIE DOUGH BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degree F. For the crust - Mix the graham cracker crumbs, butter, and sugar.
• 2. Press firmly into the bottom of a greased 9x9 inch baking pan. Bake for 5 minutes.
• 3. Cream together well the cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar.
• 4. Add the egg and vanilla; mix until well blended. Spread evenly over the graham crumb crust.
• 5. Cream together very well: butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract. Fold in 3/4 cup flour and salt just until a dough forms. Mix in the chocolate chips.
• 6. Pick up the cookie dough in handfuls and press into a ball. Break off small nuggets of the dough and sprinkle these evenly over the cheesecake layer.
• 7. Bake at 325 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until the cookie dough just begins to brown on top. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares or bars.
• 8. Store in airtight container if not freezing. The recipe calls for a 9 x 9 pan. I used a 9 x 13 baking dish. For a thicker bar, use the 9 x 9. I didn't have one.
• 9. Enjoy!