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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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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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Karen on 5.13.2011

Holy Cow. These are making my stomach growl…Yum.

Heather @ Heather's Dish on 5.13.2011

Evil. Pure, delicious, decadent evil!

Wenderly on 5.13.2011

Those are dreamy…cookies & cream *dream*cake bars to be exact.

YUM.

Jessie on 5.13.2011

Oh my that looks so delicious!

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Melissa H from So. Fla. on 5.13.2011

Oh emm gee! This is being added to my to do list. :)

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Cindy Lane on 5.13.2011

oh my gosh yumm..

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Laurie - Simply Scratch on 5.13.2011

Oh my word. I must make these!