Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars- only 4 ingredients (plus sprinkles) needed for this easy, delicious bar dessert with a creamy cheesecake filling.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cheesecake bars
Servings 9
Ingredients
1(16.5-ounce) tubesugar cookie dough,almost at room temperature
8ouncescream cheese,softened
1largeegg
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1tablespoonsprinkles
Instructions
Preheaven to 350 degrees and spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
In a mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat cream cheese, egg, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
Cut the sugar cookie dough in half and spread half of it in the bottom of the baking dish to form a crust.
Spread the cream cheese mixture on top of the crust.
Divide the remaining dough into pieces and flatten each piece with your hands. Place the flattened pieces on top of the cream cheese mixture to cover it as much as possible. It will spread out more as it bakes so it doesn't matter if the cream cheese layer isn't completely covered.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until the sugar cookie dough turns golden. Be careful not to bake for too long. Let cool and then add the sprinkles.
Cool completely before cutting into squares. Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
Note: I don't think the filling needs any sugar, but you can add 2 tablespoons of sugar to it if you wish.