Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
These bars are so much easier and quicker to make than a regular cheesecake, and they taste every bit as delicious (if not better) than their big sister.
Servings Prep Time
19×9 pan 15Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40Minutes 70Minutes
Servings Prep Time
19×9 pan 15Minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
40Minutes 70Minutes
Ingredients
Cookie Dough Crust
  • 2cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2teaspoon salt
  • 1/2cup white sugar
  • 2/3cup brown sugar
  • 12Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2teaspoons Penzey’s pure vanilla extract(imitation is fine also)
  • 2cups semi~sweet chocolate chips
Filling
  • 8ounce light cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2cup white sugar
  • 1teaspoon Penzey’s pure vanilla extract(imitation is fine also)
  • 1 egg
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Line a 9×9 pan with foil or parchment paper, and lightly spray with cooking spray.
  3. In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  4. In large bowl, whisk together white sugar and brown sugar, add butter and cream until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and cream until mixed well.
  5. Add flour mixture and mix until incorporated.
  6. Fold in chocolate chips. Press about 2/3 of cookie dough into prepared pan and press with fingers until evenly distributed.
  7. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg, beat until blended.
  8. Spread filling over cookie dough, crumble remaining cookie dough over cream cheese mixture.
  9. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown on top, and cheesecake filling has set.
  10. Let cool for 10 minutes, then chill for one hour before slicing (or you can be a heathen like myself and dive right in to them while they are still warm!).
Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from Eating On A Dime

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