SNICKERDOODLE CHEESECAKE BARS
Oh. My. Goodness! The title of this recipe has me absolutely drooling. Anything with cream cheese is always the best.
Recipe Apdated From:platedcravings.com
Ingredients
Cheesecake layer- 2 x 8 oz packages of Prairie Farms cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
Snickerdoodle Layer
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Cinnamon sugar layer
- 3 tbl sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Directions
- First, Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Then, Grease a 9 x 13 pan or line with parchment paper.
- Prepare cheesecake mixture by mixing together cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Add in eggs one at a time and then add vanilla. Mix until combined. Set aside
- Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl beat butter, sugar and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Add in eggs and vanilla into dough mixture until combined.
- Add in flour mixture to dough mixture and mix just until combined.
- Spread 2/3 of Snickerdoodle dough into prepared pan. Sprinkle with half of Cinnamon Sugar mixture.
- Pour cheesecake mixture over the top and smooth with a spatula.
- Add remaining Snickerdoodle dough to the cheesecake layer by breaking it up into small pieces and placing on the cheesecake layer.
- Sprinkle with more cinnamon sugar.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until center is just slightly jiggly and edges are set.
- Cool completely. Store in refrigerator
