Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookie Bars

These pumpkin cheesecake cookie bars are chewy, gooey and creamy with a hint of cinnamon. Perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table.

I’m not a big fan of pumpkin pie. I blame it on the fact that I didn’t grow up eating it. So I try to bring something different to our Thanksgiving table, and to my surprise, I always find another person who is glad there is another option.

Two of my favorite desserts together, chocolate chip cookies and cheesecake. You can’t go wrong with that!

Make your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, if you don’t have one, check the one bellow. Then, some cheesecake filling. mmm.

Divide your cookie dough into 2 portions. Press one portion on the bottom of the pan, pour the cheesecake filling and sprinkle the rest of your cookie dough.

While this beauty is baking, your house is going to smell amazing! but be patient, the pan needs to cool down completely before cutting.

What kind of desserts do you make for Thanksgiving?

So looking forward to having all our friends around our table this Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Don´t forget to check last week’s brown butter pumpkin coffeecake! I talked about how to make your own pumpkin puree.

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookie Bars

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

40 mins

Total Time

55 mins

 

These pumpkin cheesecake cookie bars are chewy, gooey and creamy with a hint of cinnamon. Perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16

Calories: 458 kcal

Author: Lizet Bowen

Ingredients

Cookie dough

• 1 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups + 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Cheesecake filling

• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 12 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F/176°C and grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a big bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter, egg, sugars and vanilla extract until creamy. Add flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips, and mix. Set aside.
3. For the filling, beat everything with an electric mixer until creamy.
4. Divide your cookie dough into 2 equal portions. Press 1 portion of cookie dough in the bottom of the pan. Add the cream cheese batter. Using the second portion of cookie dough, crumble over the cheesecake layer.
5. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, center may still seem wiggly, it´s ok.
6. Cool pan completely before cutting.

Recipe Notes

Keep bars in the fridge for up to 5 days. Or freeze up to 3 months.