Mom's Cheesecake Cookie Bars

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

These cheesecake cookie bars bring together creamy, lemony filling and a buttery crust filled with walnuts for a quick and easy sweet treat.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Mix flour, walnuts, butter, and brown sugar together in a bowl. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with half the crust mixture.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes. Remove crust and leave oven on.
4 Mix cream cheese and white sugar together in another bowl using an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract; mix until blended. Pour on top of the baked crust. Sprinkle with remaining crust mixture.
5 Bake in the hot oven until set, about 25 minutes.