4th of July Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

Celebrate the 4th of July with these Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars! Featuring festive red, white, and blue hues and a rich cheesecake layer, these bars are simple to make and irresistibly delicious. Perfect for parties or a patriotic dessert everyone will love!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Holiday

Keyword cheesecake bars, cookie bar, fourth of july, patriotic foods

Method Oven

Main Ingredient Dairy

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings bars

Calories 698kcal

Author Kelli Miller

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookie Base:

2 Sticks of Butter 1 cup – softened
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 ½ Cup(s) Unbleached Flour
¾ Cup(s) Sugar
¾ Cup(s) Brown Sugar
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 12 oz Package of Chocolate Chips
½ Cup(s) Peanut Butter Chips
1 Cup(s) Holiday M&Ms

Cream Cheese Mixture:

8 oz cream cheese softened
½ Cup(s) sugar
1 egg room temperature
½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees.
Mix all the "wet" ingredients for the cookie dough (butter, eggs, vanilla).
Add in all dry ingredients - (flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt.
Fold in Chocolate Chips.
Line a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper.
Press a little more than half of the cookie dough into the pan lined with parchment paper. Press down firmly to create an even base.
In a medium size mixing bowl, beat cream cheese well.
Mix in the sugar and beat until combined.
Add in the vanilla and egg and beat until smooth.
Pour the cheesecake mixture over the top of the cookie dough base.
Crumble the remaining cookie dough over the top.
Sprinkle on peanut butter chips, Chocolate Chips, and holiday M&Ms.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool completely.

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