Chocolate Chip & Bacon Cheesecake Bars

16
Ingredients

30m
Prep Time

45m
Cook Time

1h 15m
Ready In

Recipe: #40552

April 26, 2023

Categories: Cheese, Cream Cheese, Chocolate Butter/Margarine, more

recipe by:
JostLori

"Recipe adapted from Taste of Home. What could be better than a cookie, a brownie, and cheesecake, topped with bacon? Hmmm. Nothing..."

Original is 16 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (142.6 g)
Calories 511.8
Total Fat - 26.8 g
Saturated Fat - 15.6 g
Cholesterol - 104.1 mg
Sodium - 634.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 58.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 3 g
Sugars - 43.6 g
Protein - 14.6 g
Calcium - 294.4 mg
Iron - 1.6 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°. Line a 9 inch square baking pan with foil, letting ends extend up the sides. Grease the foil.

Step 2

Reserve 1/4 cup crumbled bacon for top. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

Step 3

In another bowl, whisk Add the flour, salt and baking soda to another bowl. Whisk. Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.

Step 4

Reserve 1/4 cup of crumbled bacon and set aside. Add the remaining bacon to the batter and stir to combine.

Step 5

Press ONLY half the dough onto bottom of prepared pan.

Make the Cheesecake Layer:

Step 6

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour the cheesecake batter over the dough in prepared pan; drop remaining dough by rounded tablespoonfuls over cheesecake layer. Sprinkle with reserved bacon.

Step 7

Bake until golden brown, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before cutting. Lifting with foil, remove from pan. Cut into bars.