These chocolate chip cookies bars stuffed with cheesecake will send you over the moon. These are easy to make which of course, is another perk. Just look at that cheesecake filling layer. Try not to dig in before it is baked…it is THAT good! Using Pillsbury cookie dough makes these come together in no time but feel free to use homemade cookie dough, too!
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE BARS STUFFED WITH CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS:
1. COOKIE PORTION: 30 OUNCES PILLSBURY COOKIE DOUGH, DIVIDED 2. For the Cheesecake 1 8-oz. cream cheese, room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9×9 pan with nonstick foil and press in half the cookie dough. Beat all of the cheesecake ingredients until smooth and pour over the cookie dough. Flatten the rest of the cookie dough the best you can and lay on top of the cheesecake. Bake for 35 minutes or until cheesecake layer is set. Cover the bars with foil if browning too much. Let cool to room temp. Chill until cold before cutting and add a chocolate drizzle, if desired.
They look absolutely wonderful !! Did you cook the bottom layer of the cookie dough before pouring on the cheesecake? The pic looked like you did but I was not sure. Cannot wait to make them !!
Thanks
Debbie
I made these last week they were a huge hit. 2 thumbs up. 🙂
Love a 2 thumbs up review!!!
I actually did not-just pushed it in really firmly!!! lol
Great!! Thanks cannot wait to try them !!
Thanks! 2 things men love- Cookies and Cheesecake. I’m gonna make these for Valentine’s Day!
Hi, this looks delicious and seems simple to make. I was making it for my son and his friend. I have now had it in the oven for almost 2 hours. I have followed the directions so I’m not sure what the issue is. I now have it in the oven for another 15 minutes, if I doesn’t get done this time I’m throwing it away 🙁
Are you sure your oven is running right? That’s an awful long time. Hmmmmm…maybe once they come out and cool/chill they will set fine. Goodluck!!
Hi, yes it’s working fine. I’m not sure what happened. I was so looking forward to eating it tonight though 🙁
Don’t give up -maybe it will turn out ok!
I am making these tonight! can’t wait to see how they turn out
Let me know how they come out!!!
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I make these with my gluten free chocolate chip mix and they are wonderful because it adds a creamy texture to the normally dry gf mix.
Does the gluten free chocolate chip mix taste the same as a normal chocolate chip mix?
This looks really yummy and I really want to try to make it. I just have a couple questions first. I don’t have a 9×9 pan, will an 8×8 work? Also, it says to bake until the cheesecake layer is set. Because there is the layer of cookie dough on top of it, what would be the easiest way to check the cheesecake layer?
8×8 is fine-just be sure top is golden and not to wobbly.
Do you cook it all together or cook it separately.
all together
DO you bake the bottom layer first before adding the cream cheese layer and top cookie layer?
No prebaking
I’m making this now very hard to find cookie dough
Mix here so I had a brain wave and brought some cookie mix which we have
Here in the uk. Seems to be ok it’s in the oven hopefully
It comes out fine 😀
Hope it’s delish!
Making these now for a bake sale tomorrow. Only thing I changed is I made them as individuals in a muffin tin. I hope they still turn out okay. Keeping my fingers crossed…
I hope you update us on these. I’d like to know how they came out in the muffin tin.
I probably wouldn’t be able to use the Jello cheesecake mix since its no bake…right? Im snowed in and I have cookie dough and then the no bake cheesecake stuff and this looks amazing…but im guessing its not gonna work?
Im wondering if I could use the Jello cheesecake mix…I know its the no bake kind but I didn’t know if I could still use it or not.
sorry, not sure on that!
This looks amazing! Do they have to be kept refrigerated? Want to make sure before sending it in a care package to my marine.
yes because of the cheesecake 🙂
These look amazing. I wonder if I could double the cheesecake mixture and add a little extra cookie dough to it and use a 9×13 pan instead since I don’t have a 9×9 or 8×8 pan?
I would double the recipe to use a 9×13 🙂
I have made these numerous times!! They always turn out awesome
My family loves this recipe:))))
I would like to make my own cookie dough instead of using the philsbury. Do I just follow a normal cookie down recipe and just spread it in the pan? Do I make 2 batches of the cookie dough then? One for the top and one for the bottom?
Mine look nothing like this 🙁 Hopefully they taste wonderful though
How’d they taste??
I have a hard time with knowing when things are done. I know somebody already asked, but can you clarify further on how to tell when they are done? Is there a for sure way to tell? I never make cheesecake anything, so I am not sure how to tell, especially with the cookie layer on top.
!! Did you cook the bottom layer of the cookie dough before pouring on the cheesecake? The pic looked like you did but I was not sure. Cannot wait to make them !!
No, I did not-enjoy!!!!
Danielle, looking forward to tasting this treat. Having a party this weekend and I have it all put together stilling in the fridge waiting to bake off. I made my own cookie dough and used parchment paper in the bottom of my pan (over hanging the sides) and a piece of wax paper on top of the dough as I flatten down the bottom layer. Thanks to my husband looking over my shoulder as I was do it, he asked if he could make a suggestion (at this point I normally roll my eyes and let him talk) but it made scene. He said lift the bottom out and use it as your top layer now that it is the right size. So I lifted it out, carefully laid it on a cutting board and put it in the fridge to harden up. They I repeated the process again, put my cream cheese filling in and then grabbed my top layer out of fridge. Carefully peeling back the parchment paper I laid it right on top and them removed my wax paper. Wrapped it bake up and put it back in the fridge. I will comment back on how it turn out when I bake it off.
Sounds like he had an awesome idea!! I bet it will be perfectly neat looking!! Let me know how it turns out!!!
Hot tip!! Use parchment paper…bake for 50 min…bake the day before you want to enjoy them…chill in the fridge overnight…flip out onto a cutting board to cut…DELISH!!!!!