Emily: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars & Sweet Strawberry Jam Cupcakes

A couple weeks ago I made Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars, and they were delicious. I found the idea on Pinterest as usual.  However I didn’t use the exact recipe from the site. I used the Nestle Toll House Original Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe and a Cheesecake recipe from a website I found on Google. The ratio of cookie-to-cheesecake is one batch of cookie dough to two batches of  cheesecake. For the cookies I suggest using mini semi-sweet chocolate chips because it makes it easy to press into the pan. If you do decide to use the mini chips, you can add at least half a cup more. I just eye-balled it. For this recipe I have no suggestions because they were simply perfect.

I also made Sweet Strawberry Jam Cupcakes. It’s a vanilla cupcake with a homemade strawberry jam filling and a vanilla buttercream with strawberry jam mixed into it. I suggest using your favorite vanilla cupcake recipe. If you don’t have one, I’ve attached the one I used. To fill the cupcake just take a small ice cream scoop or a teaspoon and scoop out as much of the cupcake as you want to fill. Add as much of the strawberry jam to the buttercream to taste. You can also put any topping you would like to garnish the cupcake. I put a slice of strawberry on top, but a drizzle of chocolate would make it look pretty good.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars.
Image shared by Emily &
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars:

1) Once you have made the cookie dough, take about half the dough and press a thin, even layer into a greased 13x9 pan.
2) Then double the cheesecake recipe and spread the cheesecake mixture evenly across the bottom layer of cookie dough.
3) Then take the remaining cookie dough and put pieces of it on top of the unbaked cheesecake until it mostly covers the cheesecake.
4) Then place in oven heated to 325 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until cheesecake is set and cookie is a golden brown.

Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies:  https://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18476/original-nestle-toll-house-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Cheesecake:  http://divascancook.com/chocolate-chip-cookie-cheesecake-barsrecipe-cookie-dough/

Vanilla Cupcake & Vanilla Buttercream:  http://www.browneyedbaker.com/vanillacupcakes-vanilla-buttercream-frosting/

Sweet Strawberry Jam Cupcakes.
Image located by Emily.