A light and creamy cheesecake nestled between layers of delicious chocolate chip cookies is this divine Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Bars recipe!
My family LOVES these little bites of heaven! By marrying our favorite desserts, cookie dough and cheesecake, we made a dessert that literally disappears from our counters.
Chocolate Chip Cookie and Cream Cheese Bars
This four-ingredient dessert recipe is quick to make and perfect for a budding baker. It less than 10 minutes to assemble, then bake and cool for a fun and super yummy dessert! Chocolate chip cheesecake cookie bars are quick and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 2 – 16.5 ounce tubes of chocolate chip cookie dough
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
Directions
First, lightly spray the 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking oil. Then spread out and flatten 1 and 1/4 tubes of cookie dough on the entire bottom of the pan.
**If you need more dough, you can borrow up to an extra 1/4 of a tube.
Next, in a medium mixing bowl, cream the cream cheese, sugar, and egg together. Spread the cheesecake batter on the cookie dough in the baking pan.
Now crumble and sprinkle the remaining cookie dough on top of the cheesecake batter. Keeping the dough cold will result in less mess. Try to embrace the process!
Bake at 350°F for around 25-30 minutes.
**Cool completely for around 2-3 hours.** Then cut and serve! These chocolate chip cheesecake cookie bars freeze well and taste amazing frozen. My family prefers them cold from the refrigerator or freezer.
Storing Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Bars
This dessert stores well in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days. We prefer these cheesecake bars chilled and store them in the refrigerator or freezer.
This dessert’s smooth cheesecake center surrounded by the classic chocolate chip cookie makes for an irresistible combination that leaves people constantly requesting this recipe!
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 33 ounces chocolate chip cookie dough 2- 16.5 ounce premade cookie dough tubes
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature 1 block
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Lightly spray the 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking oil. Then spread out and flatten 1 and 1/4 tubes of cookie dough on the entire bottom of the pan. **If you need more dough, you can borrow up to an extra 1/4 of a tube.**
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream the cream cheese, sugar, and egg together. Spread the cheesecake batter on the cookie dough in the baking pan.
- Now crumble and sprinkle the remaining cookie dough on top of the cheesecake batter. Keeping the dough cold will result in less mess.
- Bake at 350°F for around 25-30 minutes. **Cool completely for around 2-3 hours.** These chocolate chip cheesecake cookie bars freeze well and taste amazing frozen. My family prefers them cold from the refrigerator or freezer.
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