Margarita Cheesecake Bars Recipe

Ingredients

3/4 Cup Vienna Finger (or vanilla sandwich cookie of choice) crumbs (about 6 cookies)
3/4 Cup salted pretzel crumbs (about 1 1/2 cups of small pretzels)
2 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 Teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoon (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
2 8-ounce blocks light cream cheese, softened
3/4 Cup fat free sweetened condensed milk
2 Eggs
1/4 Cup fresh lime juice (~2 limes)
1/2 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x9 baking pan and set aside.

Step 2:
In a medium bowl, combine cookies, pretzel crumbs, butter, sugar and salt. Press crust mixture into prepared baking pan and bake for ~7 minutes or until lightly browned; set aside.

Step 3:
Using an electric mixer and the whisk attachment, beat cream cheese on high for a few minutes until creamy. Add sweetened condensed milk and beat into cream cheese. Beat in eggs, lime juice and vanilla. Stir in flour.

Step 4:
Pour cheesecake mixture over crust and bake for 25 minutes or until firm and edges are separating from pan. Allow to chill in refrigerator before slicing into bars.