Snickerdoodle cookie lovers are not even going to believe this! Like a dream come true! Snickerdoodles collide with cheesecake to create Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars! These bars are packed with a cinnamon punch and a drizzle of caramel over the top pushed them over the edge! Absolutely delicious!!
Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients
Crust
- 1½ cup graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter, melted
Cheesecake
- 16 ounces soft cream cheese
- ¾ c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Snickerdoodle Cookie Topping
- ¾ cup soft butter
- 1½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ¾ tsp vanilla
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 2 cup flour
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
Sugar Topping
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Optional: caramel sauce for serving
Instructions
- Line 9x13 pan with nonstick foil.
- Preheat oven 350.
- Food process the graham crumbs, pecans and sugar.
- Stream in the butter.
- Press firmly into bottom of the pan and set aside.
- In a mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar.
- Add eggs, vanilla and cinnamon.
- Pour over crust once smooth.
- Make the cookie dough topping by beating butter and sugar.
- Add egg and vanilla.
- Add baking powder, salt, flour and cinnamon.
- Add pecans.
- Crumble the dough in large chunks over the cheesecake batter.
- Combine the sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on top.
- Bake 35 mins.
- Cool completely and chill until firm.
- Cut into squares.
- Top with caramel, if desired.
Adapted from Shugary Sweets
