Baking should be an adventure. Sometimes, it’s great to deviate from classic recipes to create something extraordinarily tasty! These innovative Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake Bars call for NUTTER BUTTER Cookies, which are a crunchy complement to cheesecake. Don’t take my word for it, try these bars out for yourself!
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 3 hr 55 min
Makes: 32 servings
Nutritional Information
Ingredients
32 NUTTER BUTTER Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, divided
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
Instructions
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Chop 16 of the cookies; set aside. Place remaining 16 cookies in food processor container; cover. Process 30 to 45 seconds or until finely ground. Add butter; mix well. Press firmly onto bottom of 13×9-inch baking pan.
BEAT cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups of the chopped cookies. Pour over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chopped cookies.
BAKE 40 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 32 bars. Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
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