Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars By Freda Recipes

SUGAR COOKIE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl mix cookie mix, pudding mix, brown sugar, melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 whole egg with a spoon. When the dough starts coming together you might need to use your hands to mix.
• Press the cookie dough into the bottom and slightly up the sides of the prepared pan.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the cream cheese, granulated sugar, sour cream, the remaining whole egg and three yolks and 2 teaspoons vanilla on medium-low speed, until mixture is smooth and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary. Don't over-mix.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture over top the cookie base.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until center is set.
• While bars are baking pulverize your toffee bits in blender or food processor.
• Sprinkle on the cheesecake immediately upon removing from oven.
• Let the pan cool on wire rack 30-45 minutes and then cover and transfer to refrigerator to chill for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Cut into bars when ready to serve.

SUGAR COOKIE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• Prepare baking dish with non-stick spray
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, vanilla extract, and egg mixing on slow speed. Some people have said they like to sweeten this mixture up with a little powdered sugar - but that is completely optional.*Note: The cream cheese mixture will be chunky if the cream cheese is too cold. If this happens, fill your sink with a couple inches of hot water and place the bowl in the bath of hot water. This warm water should help bring the cream cheese chunks to room temperature to make a creamy mixture
• Cut the roll of sugar cookie dough in 1/2
• Press half of the sugar cookie dough to the bottom of the baking dish for the "curst"
• Pour the cream cheesecake mixture over the sugar cookie crust
• Using the remaining 1/2 roll of sugar cookie dough, create flattened "chunks" of dough and place them evenly over the top of the cheesecake mixture.*These will melt, rise, and cover the top of the cream cheese bars as seen in the photos above!
• Bake for 30 minutes or just until the sugar cookie shows a golden color*Note: sugar cookies burn QUICKLY! It's best to pull them out of the oven right when they appear to be golden as opposed to burning the dough.
• Let cool for at least an hour. Add sprinkles once completely cooled. Cut into squares once cooled and serve!

CHEESECAKE SUGAR COOKIE BARS BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat Oven @ 350 Spray 9 X 13 baking pan with cooking spray In Med. bowl mix, cookie mix Pudding Mix Brn Sugar,& Melted Butter, together. Add; 1 Tsp vanilla, and 1 egg, blend with a spoon. When dough begins to come together, Use your hands to Knead the dough then form into a ball.
• 2. Press dough into your Baking dish, and slightly up the sides
• 3. In another Large Bowl, using your Mixer, Beat @ Room temp. Cream cheese, Sugar, Sour Cream, and the remaining egg and 3 Yolks, add 2 tsp vanilla, Beat Until Smooth and creamy.
• 4. Spread this cream cheese Mixture over top of the Cookie Dough in your pan. BAKE 25-30 min. til center is set.
• 5. While bars are Baking; Pulverize the toffee Bits in Blender, Sprinkle Immediately over Dish as removed from the Oven and still Hot. Let Cool . . 30-45 min Cover then place in refer at least 3 hrs or Over Night. Cut into 2-3 inch bars to serve. Very Rich and OH MY GOODNESS BARS!!! Keep refrigerated.

SUGAR COOKIE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-inch by 13-inch cake pan with nonstick spray.
• In a large bowl, combine cookie mix, pudding mix, brown sugar, butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 whole egg. Mix well and press in to bottom of pan.
• In a standing mixer with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl by hand, beat cream cheese, sour cream, and sugar until smooth.
• Add remaining whole egg, egg yolks, and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour over crust in pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool at least 30 minutes. Top with sprinkles. Store in the refrigerator.