Orange Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars Recipes

GINGERBREAD CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt for the cookie base in a bowl.
• Cream margarine and white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until well combined. Stir in molasses and water. Gradually stir flour mixture into the molasses mixture. Transfer dough to a 9x13-inch pan, patting it down so it covers the entire bottom of the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and brown sugar for the filling in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and stir, scraping down the sides of the bowl, until mixture is smooth. Fold in 3 cups whipped topping until well combined. Spread filling into the cooled cookie base. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Garnish with remaining whipped topping before serving.

ORANGE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Mix together the vanilla wafer crumbs and butter in a medium size bowl.
• Press mixture into a greased 13x9 baking pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until very smooth.
• Add milk, eggs, and vanilla; beat until combined.
• Pour half of mixture over crust.
• To the remaining cream mixture, add the orange juice concentrate, orange peel, extract and food colorings; beat until combined.
• Pour over first cream layer.
• Bake at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until center is almost set.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours minimum before cutting into bars.