Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE BARS

Category: Bars

Crust
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325. Butter a 9 inch square baking pan. Line pan with parchment paper, leaving enough to extend over the sides. Butter the parchment paper.

Combine graham cracker crumbs and butter until crumbs are moistened. Stir in chocolate chips. Press crust mixture into bottom of pan and 1 inch up sides. Bake for 6 minutes. Set pan on wire rack to cool

Cookie Dough
5 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
3 tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup flour
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Mix butter, brown sugar, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract at medium speed until smooth. Decrease mixer speed to low and add flour. Mix just until incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside.

Filling
10 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract

Beat cream cheese and sugar just until smooth. Add egg and vanilla extract, beating just until blended. Pour batter into baked crust. Drop cookie dough by tspfuls over the top of the filling. Bake about 30 minutes, or until set. Transfer to wire rack.

For chocolate topping, melt 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler or in the microwave. Add about 1/2 tbsp of butter if necessary to make chocolate smooth. Drizzle over top of bars. Cool bars in pan completely, about an hour.

Using the edges of the parchment paper, remove bars from pan. Cut into bars and serve.