Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Submitted By: Mary Director

Ingredients 

1 (16 ounce) ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookies (24 cookies in a package)

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 C sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease an 8″ square pan.

Press 16 cookies onto the bottom of the greased pan.

Cream together the cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla.

Pour on top of the raw cookie dough.

Break the remaining 8 cookies into tiny pieces and sprinkle on top.

Bake for 30-35 minutes; until golden brown around the edges.

Allow to cool in the fridge for two hours.  Slice, serve and enjoy!

Mary’s Added Comments.. I made this tonight in the regular oven. The cheesecake part stays white and the edges are just slightly browned. It would be fine in the Ninja I’m sure. It’s in the fridge cooling right now.

They were easy to make AND oh my gosh does the house smell wonderful ….