These heavenly Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are a blend of two of my favorite desserts- chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake. They have a bottom and a top layer of chocolate chip cookie dough with a creamy layer of cheesecake filling sandwiched in between.

Tricia Yearwood's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

 

This is a recipe from Tricia Yearwood who always seems to have winning recipes the whole family will enjoy.

Tricia Yearwood's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

 

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are perfect for your next bake sale or pot luck. The cookie dough bakes up soft and chewy and it has plenty of chocolate chips. You do need to dirty two mixing bowls for this recipe, but it’s a super easy recipe.

Tricia Yearwood's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

 

First you make an easy chocolate chip cookie dough batter. Half of it gets pressed in the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan.

Then you mix together the cheesecake layer which is a mixture of cream cheese, sour cream, a little sugar, an egg, vanilla extract, and a little cornstarch to thicken it some.

Tricia Yearwood's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

 

The cheesecake mixture gets spread on top of the bottom cookie layer. Then for the top layer, you drop pieces of the remaining cookie dough all over the top. No need to worry about covering all of the cheesecake layer. The cookie dough will spread out in the oven and form a nice continuous layer on top.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

 

Serve these bars with a glass of warm milk and there will be smiles all around.

Tricia Yearwood's Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

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Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

5 from 1 vote

By Christin Mahrlig

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 20 bars
These heavenly Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are a blend of two of my favorite desserts- chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake. They have a bottom and a top layer of chocolate chip cookie dough with a creamy layer of cheesecake filling sandwiched in between.
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Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 10 tablespoons butter,, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs,, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips

Cheesecake Filling

  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese,, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg,, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Make cookie dough. Using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, beat butter and both sugars until creamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Beat in eggs one at a time.
  • Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl and add to butter mixture. Mix on low just until flour is incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.
  • Press half of cookie dough in a 9X13-inch pan. Refrigerate remaining half while you make cheesecake filling.
  • Using a clean mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with paddle attachment until smooth, about 5 minutes.
  • Add remaining cheesecake ingredients and mix until combined. Spread evenly over bottom layer of cookie dough.
  • Remove remaining cookie dough from refrigerator and scatter it in pieces across the top. No need to completely cover the cheesecake layer. The cookie dough will spread out as it bakes.
  • Bake until golden brown on top and set, about 45 minutes.
  • Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before cutting. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 336kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Recipe slightly adapted from Trisha Yearwood

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9 Comments

  1. cheryll lewis says:

    Dear Christin,
    i bake the chocolate chip cheesecake bars for our Sunday school children,
    And we all enjoy them
    thank you for great recipes
    i live in Barbados

    1. Christin Mahrlig says:

      I visited Barbados many, many years ago. Such a beautiful country. Would love to return some day. Glad you enjoy the recipes!

  2. Janice says:

    I meant in the chocolate chip dough part of the recipe.

  3. Janice says:

    Your directions did not note where to add eggs.

    1. Christin Mahrlig says:

      You add them where it says to add the rest of the cheesecake ingredients.

  4. Janice says:

    You did not note in the directions where to add the eggs.

  5. Kelly says:

    Chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake together make the ultimate dessert! I’ll take the whole pan please ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Ami@NaiveCookCooks says:

    OMG I can literally eat 2-3 of these bars at one time!! All my fav ingredients in one bar!!

  7. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says:

    These bars look UNREAL! Pinning ๐Ÿ™‚