Mom's Cheesecake Cookie Bars
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
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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2/3 cup butter
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2/3 cup brown sugar
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2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup white sugar
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2 eggs
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1/4 cup milk
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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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.