These are the best chocolate chip cookie cheesecake bars! A creamy cheesecake layer between the perfect cookie dough, filled with milk chocolate chips!
These chewy chocolate chip cookie bars are really popular on the blog (and in my family). They are easy to make, taste amazing and are just like described, chewy! I have been looking for a great chocolate chip cheesecake bar recipe for a while now. I have tried a few and they weren’t bad but they weren’t just right. I googled looking for “the best” and noticed this one was pretty much the same as the chocolate chip cookie bars on my blog! I still made mine in a 9×13″ pan & they were plenty thick enough. The sour cream mixed with the cream cheese is just what I was looking for. Not too sweet since you are sandwiching the cheesecake between sweet, chocolate chip cookie dough! These were a big hit at our Super Bowl Party, try them out! They really are the best!
- 2⅛ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 12 tablespoons butter (1½ sticks), melted and cooled slightly
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups milk chocolate chips (divided)
- For the cheesecake layer:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9X13-inch baking pan with cooking spray then line with parchment paper.
- Mix the flour, salt, and baking soda together in medium bowl then set aside.
- Whisk the melted butter and sugars in a large bowl until combined.
- Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla mixing well. Using a rubber spatula, fold the dry ingredients into the egg mixture until just combined; do not overmix.
- Press half of the cookie dough into the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle half the chocolate chips on top of the dough then press them in slightly. Stir the rest of the chocolate chips into the remaining cookie dough and set aside.
- FOR THE CHEESECAKE LAYER: Beat all the ingredients together until smooth. Spread over the cookie dough & chocolate chip layer. Drop the remaining cookie dough in small pieces all over till mostly covered. Press down slightly.
- Bake for 30-35 minuets or until the top of the bars are light golden brown, slightly firm to the touch, cheesecake looks set and edges start pulling away from sides of pan.
- Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature. Then let them chill in the fridge for about 3 hours.
- Remove the bars from the pan by lifting on the parchment paper and transfer them to a cutting board. Cut into desired size squares or rectangles.
- Serve cold or room temperature.
- Store in the fridge.
Recipe Source: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars & cheesecake layer via Divas Can Cook
How much sugar is supposed to be used?
It is listed in the recipe, 1 cup brown sugar & 1/2 cup white sugar.
Actually, it wasn’t stated in the recipe. It just says ‘1/2 Sugar’.
it is 1/2 cup sugar. I updated the recipe. thanks for letting me know!
When I did the cream cheese layer, and once I started mixing it the cream cheese was chunky. Is there way I could prevent that next time?
try letting it come to room temperature first and beat the cream cheese then add the rest of the ingredients.
Hi Adell, saw bakedinaz and thought, hmmm would be funny if it was someone I knew! And there you are in your pretty picture! I’m going to try your recipe- looks just like I was looking for. Hope all is well. Aloha, Chrissy Luders 🙂
How crazy is that! Aloha! Hope you enjoyed the cookie bars 🙂
Does it have to be clear vanilla extract for the cream cheese filling?
No. It just won’t be white, white. But still tastes the same!
Do you know what the nutritional value is for this sweet treat?
I don’t. I’m sorry!
I’m thinking of making this for thanksgiving next week. Can this be frozen?
I’ve never frozen them, they don’t last long enough ;). But you could try it!
I used my mixer for the cream cheese and sugar part.
I couldn’t wait for it to cool so I took a small amount out of the corner of the pan. Yum!! I’ll be making this again.
Thanks so much for this recipe.
Glad you liked them!
These are amazing, the favorite of all my grandchildren! Followed the recipe exactly, and they turned out perfect.
Yay! Glad your grandkids loved them. Our favorite too!
Can you use chocolate chip cookie dough?
The kind you buy from the store? I think that would work just fine.
Store bought? I think that would probably work just fine.
Would using any chocolate chip cookie recipe work for these bars, because they look mighty tasty!
I am not sure. I bet it would work I just can’t be sure of the results. If you try a different cookie recipe for these bars, let us know!