Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars | Stephanie's Sweet Treats | Stephanie R (2024)

These cookie dough cheesecake bars combine cookie dough with baked cheesecake bars. They have a graham cracker crust with an easy to make cheesecake. The chocolate chip cookie bakes on top, but in the middle it stays like cookie dough!

These chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecakes bars are my husband's favorite dessert I have ever made. I make a lot of desserts too!

His favorite part is the combination of cheesecake with the cookie dough in every bite. There is nothing better than cookie dough and cheesecake!

If you are looking for other cookie dough recipes, try cookie dough cupcakes, cookie dough cake, and chocolate chip cookie dough cheesecake.

Why You Will Love This

• Easy to make bars- These bars are super easy to make. No water bath is required!
• Buttery graham cracker crust- These bars have a homemade graham cracker crust.
• Creamy cheesecake filling- The cheesecake layer is incredible light and fluffy.
• Cookie dough- The cookie dough layer bakes on top, but the middle is pure cookie dough.

Ingredients

Here are notes about the ingredients used.

• Graham crackers- Use regular graham crackers. You can use cinnamon or chocolate, but the flavor will change.
• Brown sugar- I used light brown sugar.
• Unsalted butter- For the crust, it is melted. For the cookie dough, it is softened and pulled out 2 hours before baking.
• Cream cheese- Use full fat room temperature cream cheese.
• Sour cream- Use full fat room temperature sour cream.
• Heavy cream- Pull this out 2 hours before baking.
• Eggs- Pull the large eggs out 2 hours before baking.
• Chocolate Chips- Use semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips. I don't recommend milk chocolate chips because they will be too sweet.

Step By Step Instructions

Here are the steps to make and bake the cheesecake bars. This recipe needs a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer.

STEP 1: Use a 9X9 pan. You can use an 8X8 pan but it will be much thicker. Spray the pan well with baking non-stick spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.

STEP 2: Mix the crust. Mix the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and melted butter. Then, pour the crust into the square baking pan. Compact the crust using the bottom of a measuring cup.

Use a food processor or bag with a rolling pin to crust the graham crackers into a fine crumb.

STEP 3: Bake the crust. Next, bake the crust for 10 minutes before adding the cheesecake batter. This helps to prevent a soggy crust.

STEP 4: Make the cheesecake batter. Beat the cream cheese and white sugar. Beat these on high speed until fluffy with no chunks remaining.

STEP 5: Add the wet ingredients. Next, mix in the sour cream, heavy cream, and vanilla extract into the cream cheese filling. Then, mix on low speed and add in the eggs.

Add as little air as possible at this step to prevent cracks.

STEP 6: Make the cookie dough. Mix the butter and sugars together until fluffy. Then, add in the vanilla and egg. Mix on high until combined.

STEP 7: Add in the flour mixture. Next, mix the dry ingredients into the dough. Mix in the chocolate chip but be careful to not to over mix.

STEP 8: Pour in the cheesecake batter. Then, flatten the cookie dough into discs using your hands and place on top of the cheesecake batter.

STEP 9: Bake. Bake for 60 minutes. Once done baking, let cool completely on a wire rack. Then, chill for 6 hours or overnight.

Baking Tips

To prevent cracking with the cheesecake, make sure to mix the eggs in on low. The air that gets introduced into the eggs at this step will cause the cheesecake to rise with the air bubbles while it bakes.

Then, it will pop and fall rapidly, which will cause cracks in the cheesecake.

Another tip to prevent cracking, is to let the cheesecake sit in the turned off oven with the door cracked for 15 minutes. The slow cool down will help prevent the cracks.

Use a sharp knife to cut the bars cleanly after they chilled overnight.

Substitutions

• Graham crackers- You can use digestives biscuits if your country doesn't have graham crackers.
• Crust- You can also use Oreos, Nutter Butters, or any of that type of cookie.
• Chocolate chips- You can use dark if you prefer.
• You can use pre-made cookie dough if you would like!

FAQ

Storing

Store these cookie dough cheesecake bars in an airtight container in the fridge. Store up to 5 days.

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