Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cookie Bars
By BaconBliss
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Ingredients
- Dough:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temp
- Cream Cheese filling:
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- Apple filling:
- 2 large apples
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp sugar
- Topping:
- 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, room temp
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup caramel topping
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a bowl, combine the flour and brown sugar. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender
until the mixture is crumbly, kinda.
Step 2
Press the dough evenly into a 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Step 3
In the meantime, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar until smooth (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time. Next add the vanilla and mix until combined. Make sure not to over-beat the cheesecake batter as this will lead to excess air being incorporated in and may cause cracking later on.
Step 4
Pour the cream cheese batter over the warm crust. Peel the apples and chop them into 3/4-inch chunks. Mix the apple chunks with the cinnamon and two tablespoons white sugar. Spoon the apple chunks evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
Step 5
In a smaller bowl, combine the flour, oats , and brown sugar for crumb topping. Cube the butter and using a pastry blender, create a crumbly mixture. Crumble over the cream cheese mixture.
Step 6
Bake 30 minutes, or until the filling is set. Reduce the temperature to 300 F for the last 5 minutes. Drizzle with caramel topping.
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