Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

Here’s a delicious and easy recipe for Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars. These bars have an Oreo cookie crust topped with creamy Oreo cheesecake. Watch the video showing you how to make this recipe, then scroll to the bottom of this post and print out the recipe so you can make these at home.

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

I’m quite the cheesecake fanatic, and I don’t believe there is a dessert much more delicious than cheesecake.  These Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars are one of my favorite grab-n-go cheesecake recipes.  They are super easy to make, and everyone loves a dessert that has Oreo cookies in it!

My friend Beth Lipton created this recipe many years back, and published it in her book: You Made That Dessert?  Create Fabulous Treats, Even if You Can Barely Boil Water.  I shared the recipe way back then, and now I’m bringing to the forefront again to share with you.

I have a lot of sweet treat recipes on my blog, but these cheesecake bars have always stuck in my mind as one of the best.  Cheesecake is always a favorite, but cheesecake bars are easier to serve and you can pick them up and eat them with your hands!

Oreo Cheesecake Bars

I supposed we might as well call these Oreo Cheesecake Bars.  That buttery Oreo crust becomes a bit crispy after baking.  And the cheesecake layer is packed with Oreo chunks too.  If you’re an Oreo-lover, these cheesecake bars are definitely for you.

These Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars are a good bar to serve at a party, and they’re always welcome at a potluck too.

Common questions about this recipe:

Do Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars need to be refrigerated?
Yes, these bars should be refrigerated until you’re ready to eat them or serve them.  I like to cut them into pieces and store them in a covered container.  Alternately, you can just keep plastic wrap over them.

How long will these bars last?
Keep these bars refrigerated and covered well, and they should stay good for a few days.

Do you only use the chocolate cookie part of the Oreos and get rid of the creme filling?
No.  Use the whole Oreo cookie. You can put the whole Oreo (creme filling and all) into your food processor.

Here are a few more recipes for bars you might enjoy:

• Royal Chocolate Marshmallow Bars
• Cranberry Bliss Bars
• Mississippi Mud Bars
• Blueberry Lemon Crumb Bars
• No Bake Monster Cookie Bars
• Salted Caramel Butter Bars
• Seven Layer Bars

4.50 from 6 votes

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

By RecipeGirl.com (You Made That Dessert cookbook)

I adore these cookies and cream cheesecake bars from cookbook author Beth Lipton. They're quite addicting.

Prep: 30 minutes mins

Cook: 50 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Servings: 24 bars

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Ingredients

CRUST:

• ▢ 16 ounces Oreo cookies
• ▢ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

FILLING:

• ▢ Three 8-ounce packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• ▢ 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
• ▢ 3/4 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 3 large eggs, at room temperature

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a 9 x 13-inch pan with foil, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides (I spray mine with cooking spray).

PREPARE THE CRUST:

• Place 28 Oreos in a food processor and process until finely ground. Pour into a large bowl, add the melted butter, and stir with a flexible spatula until all crumbs are moistened. Place the cookie-crumb mixture in the lined pan and, using your fingers, press the mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom. Bake 10 minutes, then remove to a wire cooling rack (leave the oven on) while you make the filling. Snap the remaining Oreos (should be about 12) in half, put them in the food processor, and turn on and off quickly a few times, just until the cookies are roughly chopped.

PREPARE THE FILLING:

• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese and sugar until well blended, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a flexible spatula and beat again until uniform. Beat in sour cream, vanilla and salt. Scrape down the bowl and mix again. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. After beating in the last egg, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and beat one more time, to make sure the mixture is fully combined. Stir in chopped Oreos with the same spatula.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture over the baked cookie crust, smooth the top with the spatula, and bake for 40 minutes, until the filling is set around the edges but still slightly wobbly in the center when you gently shake the pan. Remove the pan to a wire rack to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. When cool, cover it with foil and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours. (I chill mine overnight)
• To cut, use the foil overhang to lift the cheesecake out of the pan and place on a large cutting board. Use a sharp chef's knife to cut the cheesecake into bars, rinsing off the knife with hot water and wiping it dry between each cut. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Notes

• These work best served on flattened out cupcake papers w/ a fork stuck on top.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar, Calories: 250kcal, Carbohydrates: 21g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 66mg, Sodium: 242mg, Potassium: 99mg, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 520IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 44mg, Iron: 1.9mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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