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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

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Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

 
If you asked me what my all-time favorite dessert is, the answer would most likely be cheesecake. Cheesecake is not only creamy and delightful but it can also take on almost any flavor, making the options limitless. I love every bite of the delectable treat, from chocolate ganache-topped fluffy sour cream, to the dense, cold cake in the middle, all the way down to the slightly sweet, slightly salty, always buttery crust. If we’re being honest, it doesn’t get much better than cheesecake.

When I spied these Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars from Lori of Recipe Girl , my heart skipped a beat. Actually, it nearly fluttered out of my chest. Cheesecake in bar form … portable slices I could eat with my hands … sweet, chocolate crust … sold. Before I knew it, I was dragging out my stand mixer, finding the bag or Oreos that I knew I saved for a reason, and cutting my cream cheese into cubes so it could quickly come to room temperature. If you haven’t noticed, patience isn’t one of my strong points. It took everything in my being to not devour the entire pan of these incredible cheesecake slices. Check them out below.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

You only need a few ingredients to create these mouth watering bars: one package of Oreos, three packages of room temperature cream cheese, sour cream at room temperature, butter, room temperature eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Simple and tasty. Let’s get started!

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9 x 13 pan with aluminum foil and spray with non-stick spray.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Begin with the crust. Add exactly 28 Oreos to your food processor. This is two sleeves of Oreos.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Process until the cookies become fine crumbs.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Melt four tablespoons of butter and add it to a large bowl. Pour in Oreo crumbs and using a flexible spatula, mix until moistened and combined.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Pour the crumbs into the foil-lined pan.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Distribute the crumbs evenly and press down with your fingers to flatten the crust. Place the pan in the oven and bake the crust for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, remove the pan and let it cool. Leave the oven on because the cheesecake is going right back in.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

While the crust is baking, start on your filling. First, break the remaining Oreos in half and add to the food processor. Pulse a few times just to break them apart; you still want some big cookie chunks. I pulsed my processor about five or six times.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

In the bowl of your electric mixer, add your softened cream cheese and sugar. Beat until the mixture is smooth and fluffy, about two minutes. Make sure to scrape down the sides and beat until it is uniformly thick.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

It should look like this. Great. Now I’m hungry!

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Beat in your sour cream, salt and vanilla extract, again making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Add your eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Make sure the eggs are completely mixed in and scrape down the sides of the bowl one last time to make sure everything is combined.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Add your chopped Oreos into the filling.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Fold the Oreos in with your spatula and try not to drool. I was unsuccessful.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Pour the mixture on top of the crust and spread evenly with a spatula to distribute the filling.

Bake for 40 minutes, or until the outside is set but the middle is still a bit jiggly. Remove the pan and set aside on a cooling rack to cool completely. Once cool, cover it with foil and place it in the fridge to chill for a few hours, or overnight.

Wait … and wait … and wait … and dream about cookies and cream cheesecake.

One the bars have chilled, lift the foil overhang out of the pan and place it on a cutting board. Using a large knife, cut the cheesecake into uniform squares, rinsing the knife with warm water between each slice.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

Serve yourself a big slice. Or two.

 
 
 
Tasty Kitchen Blog: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. Guest post by Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is, recipe submitted by TK member Lori Lange of Recipe Girl.

And enjoy!

These bars surpassed my expectations and tasted like heaven on a plate. I am already plotting my second go-round and can’t wait to share them at a few summer barbecues. Thanks so much for the recipe, Lori! Be sure to check out Lori’s website Recipe Girl. It’s loaded with hundreds of delicious recipes. Her site is one of my go-to sites for easy dinner ideas!

 
 

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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

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Oreo cookie fans everywhere will delight in these delicious cheesecake bars. :)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Oreo Cookies
  • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 24 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, At Room Temperature
  • ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
  • ¾ cups Sour Cream At Room Temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 3 whole Large Eggs, At Room Temperature

Preparation Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 9 x 13-inch pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides (I spray mine with cooking spray).

2. Make the crust: place 28 Oreos in a food processor and process until finely ground. Pour into a large bowl, add the melted butter, and stir with a flexible spatula until all crumbs are moistened. Place the cookie-crumb mixture in the lined pan and, using your fingers, press the mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire cooling rack (leave the oven on) while you make the filling. Snap the remaining Oreos in half, put them in the food processor, and turn on and off quickly a few times, just until the cookies are roughly chopped.

3. Make the filling: In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and sugar until well blended, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a flexible spatula and beat again until uniform. Beat in sour cream, vanilla and salt. Scrape down the bowl and mix again. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. After beating in the last egg, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and beat one more time, to make sure the mixture is fully combined. Stir in chopped Oreos with the same spatula.

4. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the baked cookie crust, smooth the top with the spatula, and bake for 40 minutes, until the filling is set around the edges but still slightly wobbly in the center when you gently shake the pan. Remove the pan to a wire rack to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. When cool, cover it with foil and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours. (I chill mine overnight.)

5. To cut, use the foil overhang to lift the cheesecake out of the pan and place on a large cutting board. Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut the cheesecake into bars, rinsing off the knife with hot water and wiping it dry between each cut. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Yield: 24 bars

Cooking Tips:
These work best served on flattened out cupcake papers with a fork stuck on top.

 
 
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Jessica Merchant is a personal trainer turned food writer and blogger. Her blog, How Sweet Eats, is where she proclaims her love for all things sweet, all things bacon, and everything else in between. She works her magic in her Pittsburgh kitchen, which she shares with her husband of 2 years.

 

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Lara on 6.29.2011

Making it now, it is worth making to just lick the bowl.

Anne on 6.23.2011

These are in my oven right now! I bet my co-workers are going to be happy at our potluck tomorrow!

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Amy @ A Little Nosh on 5.28.2011

3 packages of cream cheese and a whole package of Oreos. How can it be bad???

Benae on 5.27.2011

I made these cheesecake bars and brought them to work last week. They were a huge hit! Everyone loved them, and they were so easy to make. This recipe is definitely a keeper!

jenny on 5.26.2011

These were so good!!! I made them for a bridal shower- YUM! My hubby and kids appreciated the leftovers (actually the correct term is probably inhaled… but appreciated works too!)

Dianna on 5.25.2011

These look great! They remind me of something similar I made a while back using cupcake tins to make individual sized cheesecakes. You use a single, uncrushed Oreo as the bottom crust. Here’s a link if you’re interested:

http://doublebatch.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/cookiesandcream/

Thanks for ANOTHER great recipe!

Lynne at Hasty Brook on 5.23.2011

I want to make these but the link to the printable version with ingredient amounts does not work!

Please HELP!

Rona on 5.23.2011

Made these a few days ago and they are to die for. We all loved them as they were not sweet and heavy as some cheese cakes or bars. They were easy and quick to make will make them again and again and….. mmmmmmmmm good.

betsy on 5.23.2011

please fix the printable recipe link, I need to make these before I go to the Lake this weekend :)

Alaina on 5.22.2011

Here is the recipe for those having trouble finding it, I was having the same issue :-)

http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/09/13/cookies-and-cream-cheesecake-bars/

Lauren Jensen on 5.21.2011

These are amazing and very easy! I just finished making them. I also could not find a recipe, but I was determined! I clicked on the link to the Recipe Girl’s blog at the end of the entry and I had to search through that blog to find it. The main ingredient I was unsure of in terms of measurement was the sour cream. It looks like you are supposed to add the entire container based on the picture, but the recipe calls for 3/4 cup. I added more crushed Oreos to the mixture than what the recipe called for and I am really glad I did. I also did half regular oreos, half mint oreos! YUMMY!

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Kathleen on 5.21.2011

I’m having the same issue, Natali. I REALLY want to make these, but alas, no recipe!

Natali M on 5.20.2011

Ugh, where is the actual recipe? No matter what I click I come back to a ton of pictures and only partial amounts listed.

Natasha on 5.20.2011

LOVE this!!! O M geeeeee!

Paige P on 5.19.2011

I loved this recipe! So easy and everyone loved them!

Carrie on 5.17.2011

These are wonderful. I made them last night. They are not only delicious but easy to make.

Manal on 5.16.2011

Absolutely delicious…
I plan to make them tomorrow. I would really appreciate if you can give me accurate numbers for all the ingredients, please?
Looking forward to a quick response.
Thank you.

Memoria on 5.16.2011

Yum! I’m making this with heavy cream instead of sour cream (yuck haha). The bars look fantastic!! Wow. Great process photos.

Jesse on 5.16.2011

cookies and cream is my favorite ice cream and cheesecake is my favorite cake so this couldn’t be any better!

Lamchops on 5.16.2011

I made these yesterday & they were quite easy to make. I thought about cutting them into bite size portions & covering them with white chocolate?! I will try it & see. Thanks for the recipe.

Sandra on 5.16.2011

I made this this weekend and they were easy to make and awesomely delicious! I think the next time though I will crumble the cookies for the cheesecake part by hand as my food processor made a combo of chunks and grains — I would prefer all chunks.

Pammi on 5.16.2011

These look amazing – I can’t wait to try them out.

Monica on 5.16.2011

They look fantastic! :)

Rachel Blish on 5.15.2011

Just made these last night and we couldn’t wait until they cooled!! So yummy!.. but much better when cooled completely.

Diva on 5.15.2011

These look ridiculously good!

Averie (LoveVeggiesandYoga) on 5.15.2011

And these are fat free and calorie free, too, right? :)

Seriously, they look AMAZING and I can’t wait to make these!

Great recipe and step by step, Jessica!

Rhiannon on 5.15.2011

I am not a fan of cheesecake, but these are amazing! We have hardly been able to stay out of the container…fortunately, we have company over today, so we will be able to share! Maybe… :D

Tnyo on 5.15.2011

Wow! these looks amazing.. and I am surprised on how easy it looks.. I’m going to to store to buy the ingredients!

Michelle on 5.14.2011

My husbands birthday is next week, I think this is the perfect treat!

MOV on 5.14.2011

Not sure if my doctor will let me eat these. But then, maybe he doesn’t have to know?
(Will leftover haphazardly-strewn-about Oreo cookie crumbs on my blouse during doctor’s appointment incriminate me? can I possibly say it is “just dirt” and get away with it?)
Always an inspiration!
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Joanna @ Starving Student Survivor on 5.14.2011

Oh my. I want to cry just looking at that. Mostly I want to cry because I don’t have cream cheese in the house.

Margot on 5.14.2011

Made these last night and we all enjoyed them for breakfast! I used Country Choice organic “oreos” so I think eating them for breakfast was a healthy option, right?

Dana on 5.14.2011

My kids and I made this yesterday. It was so easy and we pulled it together quickly. The hard thing was not start eating right away. Is it horrible that I had a piece for breakfast?

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cook4ever on 5.13.2011

I gained 10 pounds just reading the recipe. I am not even a cheesecake lover. However, my husband and daughter certainly are. I will be shopping for ingredients this weekend and surprising them with this dessert.
I might even try one just to make sure I really don’t like cheesecake.

Cheryl on 5.13.2011

Oh….my….goodness! And me with that darn sweet-tooth! These look sooooooo yummy! thanks for sharing!

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ImOnMyWay on 5.13.2011

I want some of these, ok? Too bad I live in Canada when it comes to buying cream cheese. It’s price is astronomical here, n when I sneak it into my shopping cart, I refuse to look at the price of it to try and suppress the guilt complex!) But I shall be making these soon!

Kelly @ Kell's Kitchen on 5.13.2011

I’m baking with oreos today too: I’m making Oreo brownies if I can get off the couch ;-) These cheesecake bars look great! Would love to try them.

Michel diaz on 5.13.2011

Oh My God !Is This for real !I felt like the whole pictrue of the oreo brownies jump right at me I must, I must make thie Right NOW!By the way you’re blog rocks.!

Courtney on 5.13.2011

Slice or two sounds good to me! :-)

Heather of Kitchen Concoctions on 5.13.2011

WHO doesn’t love cheesecake?!? It is my favorite dessert!

Laurie Rouse on 5.13.2011

This is going to the top of my dessert list for Falls Creek Youth camp. I cook for about 30-40 hungry teenagers + sponsors for a week. I know they will love this!

AnnadS on 5.13.2011

This looks amazing. This is the next thing I make.

Tyra on 5.13.2011

yum!!!! My son loves the mint oreos, bet this would be just as divine using those!

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janeywan on 5.13.2011

I bet this would be divine with the peanut butter brand of Oreo’s.

Katrina on 5.13.2011

I’m so excited right now. Oh. My.

chandel on 5.13.2011

i love that you use the Trader Joe’s no alcohol added vanilla, i use the same stuff :)

Made With Pink on 5.13.2011

Wow! These look amazing! I love anything cream cheese or cheesecake. I need to make these ASAP! Wonder if they’ll work with mint oreo’s

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londonbakes on 5.13.2011

Wow, those look delicious and so easy!

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cindylovestocook on 5.13.2011

Ooooooooh! So good!