Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars
By AuntieGooper
Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 5 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- FILLING
- 10 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- DOUGH
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 dash salt
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- TOPPING
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Details
Preparation
Step 1
1
Heat the oven to 350ºF.
2
Line a 9x9-inch baking pan with foil, leaving extra foil extending over the edges.
3
Spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
4
In a medium bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until crumbs are moistened.
5
Stir in the miniature chocolate chips.
6
Press into the bottom and 1-inch up the sides of the pan.
7
Bake for 6 min or until set, and cool on a wire rack.
8
Decrease oven to 325ºF.
9
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar at low speed until smooth.
10
Beat in the egg and 1 tsp vanilla until just blended.
11
Pour the filling into the prepared crust.
12
In the same large bowl, beat 5 Tbs butter, brown sugar, 3 Tbs sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and salt at medium speed for 1 min or until blended.
13
Beat in the flour at low speed just until incorporated.
14
Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips by hand.
15
Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough over the filling.
16
Bake for 30-35 min or until the top feels dry and looks set when shaken gently.
17
Cool completely on a wire rack.
18
Dip a fork into the melted chocolate chips and drizzle over the top of the bars.
19
Let stand until set.
20
Using the foil edges, lift bars from the pan; peel away the foil.
21
Cut into 16 pieces and serve at room temperature.
22
Cover and refrigerate any leftovers.
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