Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars – chocolate chip cookie bars with a layer of cheesecake in the center. So yummy!
Photos are updated as of 6/5/15.
The other night we went to a birthday party for a 3 year old. I was asked to bring my guacamole to the party, and was more than happy to help. I obviously love cooking, so I asked if I could bring anything else. She thought she had it covered, but then she heard that I was thinking of making chocolate chip cheesecake bars. She immediately took me up on my offer! And boy am I glad I did. These chocolate chip cookie bars were a HUGE hit! Everyone raved about them, and wanted the recipe! The birthday boy loves baseball, and had a wonderful cake that looked just like a giant baseball, but these cheesecake bars were a great treat as well.
I don’t usually like Cheesecake, never really have. But recently I am turning a corner, and have tasted a couple I like. One was a layered cheesecake, with a chocolate cookie crust and then 3 layers (chocolate, almond, brown sugar) of cheesecake. That was good! I have been seeing a few different ideas on this cheesecake bar floating around. Some have a graham cracker crust, some don’t. So I wanted to make my own version. And boy these chocolate chip cookie bars were good, I will happily make them again! I guess this might prove that if you put enough sugar in cream cheese, I will eat it!
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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars - chocolate chip cookie bars with a layer of cheesecake in the center. So yummy!
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Total Time
1 hour
Ingredients
Cookie Layer:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 (12 oz) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cheesecake Layer:
- 1 (8oz) package cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 13x9 inch pan with foil or parchment paper (or spray with non-stick spray). Set aside.
- In a mixer combine butter, shortening and sugar together. Beat until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, mix until combined. Slowly add flour, salt and baking soda, mixing until just incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Press 1/2 half of the dough into the prepared pan. Set the remaining 1/2 aside.
- In a mixer beat cream cheese and sugar together until fully blended. Add sugar egg and vanilla, and beat for 1 minute until smooth and creamy.
- Pour cream cheese mixture over the dough in the pan.
- Take small balls (about 1 tsp) of the remaining dough and scatter them over the top of cream cheese mixture. You will have holes, and that is perfectly fine.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before serving.
- Store leftovers in the fridge.
Nutrition Information
Yield
20Serving Size
20 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 239Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 44mgSodium 233mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 1gSugar 20gProtein 3g
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Medeja
Saturday 6th of June 2015
They really so yummy!
Kimby
Monday 25th of July 2011
I can see I have a lot of catching up to do on your blog since I subscribed! Saw these on The Culinary Lens picnic and they look every bit as delicious here -- with rave reviews in the comments!
Kimby
Monday 25th of July 2011
I can see I have a lot of catching up to do on your blog since I subscribed! Saw these on The Culinary Lens picnic and they look every bit as delicious here -- with rave reviews in the comments!
Rescie
Saturday 23rd of July 2011
Made these yesterday and finished them off for breakfast. They are every bit as delicious as they appear to be in photo. (I should have just plastered them unto my hips because that's where they're headed) Company loved them.
Rescie
Saturday 23rd of July 2011
Made these yesterday and finished them off for breakfast. They are every bit as delicious as they appear to be in photo. (I should have just plastered them unto my hips because that's where they're headed) Company loved them.