Recipe: Perfect chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars

chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars. Classic cheesecake can be complicated and finicky, but these chocolate chip cheesecake bars are super easy without compromising flavor. Using refrigerated cookie dough for the crust takes out the fuss of forming a base from crumbs. The cheesecake layer comes together in minutes with three ingredients and a hand mixer. Cheesecake is such a delicious and creamy dessert. We recently made German Chocolate Cake Cheesecake Bars Recipe.

Easy Cheesecake Brownies Recipe is another really easy and yummy recipe. I also love to make No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake in a Jar for parties or even picnics. It's so fun in the little mason jars! You can cook chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars

1. Prepare of crust.
2. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of graham cracker crumbs.
3. It's 5 tbsp of unsalted butter.
4. You need of cookie dough.
5. It's 5 tbsp of unsalted butter.
6. You need 1/3 cup of brown sugar.
7. Prepare 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of vanilla.
9. You need of cheesecake.
10. Prepare 8 oz of cream cheese.
11. You need 1/4 cup of sugar.
12. You need 1 of egg.
13. You need 1 tsp of vanilla.
14. It's of chocolate drizzle.
15. You need 1/3 cup of chocolate chips.
16. You need 1 tbsp of unsalted butter.

Chocolate chip cheesecake bars, made with cookie dough as the crust and topping, are a quick and easy dessert to make and to eat! Let's go ahead and combine two of my favorites today: chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake. With the help of refrigerated cookie dough, you have an incredibly easy and delicious dessert in no time at all. Because I'm all about options, please feel free to use your favorite homemade chocolate chip cookie dough in place of the refrigerated dough.

chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars instructions

1. preheat oven 325°F Celsius and grease a 8 by 8 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper.
2. Stir together the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Press the crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 6 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack..
3. To make the cookie dough, stir together the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the flour, then the vanilla and chocolate chips. Refrigerate until firm (about 30 minutes), and then roll teaspoon-sized ball of the dough and place on a plate, and refrigerate plate of cookie dough balls while you prepare the cheesecake filling..
4. . Beat together the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until smooth, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the egg and vanilla extract, beating until thoroughly combined..
5. Remove the cookie dough balls from the refrigerator and toss with 1 teaspoon of flour. Drop into the cheesecake filling and mix together. Pour the filling into the cooled crust, coaxing the filling into corners and sides. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the cheesecake filling is set and doesn't jiggle. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours..
6. Using the parchment paper as handles, lift the bars out of the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut into squares. Combine the chocolate chips and shortening in a small bowl and microwave for 1 minute at 50% power and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the bars and allow to set for about 20 minutes. Store leftovers in the refrigerator..

The cheesecake for these chocolate chip cookie bars is very simple to make and very rich and creamy (as cheesecake always should be). As with all of my cheesecake recipes, this one uses a small amount of sour cream to really bring out the full flavor in these bars. To make the cheesecake: Using a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. Add granulated sugar and beat just until smooth. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.