Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cookie Bars Recipe
Ingredients
Dough
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
Cream Cheese Filling
- 2 (8 oz) block cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
Apple Filling
- 2 large apple, peeled and small diced
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbs granulated sugar
Crumb Topping
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
Topping
- 3/4 cup caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
- In a bowl, combine the flour (1 cup – 140 grams) and brown sugar (1/2 cup – 100 grams). Cut in the butter (1 cup – 230 grams) with a pastry blender (or a fork) until the mixture is crumbly, kinda.
- First with your fingertips, then with the bottom of a cup (or a glass), press the dough evenly into a 13 × 9-inch (33 x 22 cm) baking pan or a cookie sheet with edges. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- In the meantime, in a larger bowl, beat the cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar until smooth (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time (beat about 20 seconds after each addition). Next add the vanilla and mix until combined.
- Make sure not to over-beat the cheesecake batter as this will lead to excess air being incorporated in and may cause cracking later on.
- Pour the cream cheese batter over the warm crust.
- Peel the apples and chop them into 3/4-inch (2 cm) chunks.
- Mix the apple chunks with the cinnamon and two tablespoons white sugar.
- Spoon the apple chunks evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the flour (1 cup – 140 grams), oats (1/2 cup – 60 grams), and brown sugar (1/2 cup – 100 grams) for crumb topping. Cube the butter (1/2 cup – 115 grams) and using a pastry blender (or a fork), create a crumbly mixture.
- Crumble over the cream cheese mixture.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until the filling is set. Reduce the temperature to 300 °F (150 °C) for the last 5 minutes.
- Cut into bars (3 x 3 inches/7 x 7 cm).
- And drizzle with the caramel topping.
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