Description
These Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars combine a buttery cookie crust with a creamy cheesecake filling, topped with melty chocolate chips. Perfect for parties, bake sales, or a family treat, they deliver all the indulgence of cheesecake in an easy-to-serve bar form.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the crust:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips
- For the cheesecake filling:
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Set to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Make the crust: In a bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips.
- Press half the dough: Spread half the cookie dough evenly into the bottom of the pan.
- Prepare cheesecake filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Spread over the cookie dough layer.
- Top with remaining dough: Drop spoonfuls of the rest of the cookie dough over the cheesecake layer, gently spreading. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup chocolate chips on top.
- Bake: Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until golden brown and set in the center.
- Cool & chill: Let cool completely, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours before slicing into bars.
- Prep Time: PT20M
- Cook Time: PT40M
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 310 kcal
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg