Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake Bars

Name: Peanut Butter Cookie Cheesecake Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 235 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 32 NUTTER BUTTER Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, divided; 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted; 4 pkg. brick cream cheese, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla; 4 eggs

Peanut butter lovers will enjoy this delicious dessert with a creamy cheesecake filled with NUTTER BUTTER Cookies baked over a crunchy peanut butter cookie crust.

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Servings:

Makes 32 servings, 1 bar each.

Ingredient list

32 NUTTER BUTTER Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, divided
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) brick cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs

Directions

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 13x9-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.