Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cheesecake Bars– originally published by Hershey
A shortbread crust, topped with a chocolate chip cheesecake filling and a Cool Whip topping.
This dessert is one of those that you realize you shouldn’t have made…AFTER you make it and eat half a pan!
My husband doesn’t eat cheesecake and the pan was gone in 3 days! {The best part of being an adult is getting to eat dessert for breakfast!}
You can add any berries you’d like on the top, and could even change out the chocolate chips for white chocolate chips or those fancy schmancy Ghirardelli chocolate chips!
Mix it up any way you like! I don’t have a springform pan so I made mine into bars, but either way, it would be delicious!
Happy eating! {I won’t tell if you share it with no-one but yourself!}
- 1 cup sugar
- 'divided' ½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine {softened}
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 'divided' 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup HERSHEY'S Mini Chips Semi-Sweet Chocolate
- 'divided' 1 container (16 oz.) dairy sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups frozen non-dairy whipped topping {thawed}
- Fresh strawberries {rinsed and halved}
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Grease 9-inch springform pan. {I made bars so I used a 9"x9" glass pan.
- Beat ½ cup sugar and butter in large bowl.
- Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until creamy.
- Gradually add flour and baking powder, beating until smooth.
- Stir in ½ cup small chocolate chips.
- Press mixture onto bottom of prepared pan.
- Stir together sour cream, remaining ½ cup sugar, remaining 2 eggs and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl.
- Stir in remaining ½ cup small chocolate chips.
- Pour over mixture in pan.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes until almost set and edges are lightly browned.
- Cool completely on wire rack; remove side of pan.
- Spread whipped topping over top.
- Cover; refrigerate.
- Just before serving, arrange strawberry halves on top of cake; garnish as desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert. 12 servings.
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cheesecake Bars
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cheesecake Bars
Oh my heavens!! I swore I would try to lay off the treat making at least for a couple days. Guess that’s not going to happen now 🙂 YUM!
Yes, they were horrible for my “healthy eating” goals! Thanks for stopping by Sandi!
This sounds and looks absolutely delish! Thank you for sharing!!
oh my goodness these look so good! I pinned so I can this sometime. 🙂 I’m Deanna one of the co-hosts from Tasty Tuesday. Thank you for linking up. I’m your newest Bloglovin, google plus, and Twitter follower. I’d love follow backs if you are interested.
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Wow! This looks deee-licious! We’d love to have you share the recipe at our Saturday Link Party! Deb @ madefrompinterest.net
Ohhhh this recipe looks delicious! Thanks for linking up with us at Tasty Tuesdays this week! Ruth x
Oh my… this looks like heaven on a plate!
Oh my gosh – it’s like you’ve combined every dessert I love into one super dessert! Pinning for sure 🙂 I’d be thrilled if you’d come on over to Pink Recipe Box and link up at Creative Wednesdays
YUM! Basically nothing better than strawberries and chocolate, oh wait… strawberries, chocolate, AND cheesecake. Loving this recipe, thanks for sharing at Show Stopper Saturdays!
Krista @ Joyful Healthy Eats
Oooo, these cheesecake bars sound scrumptious!
I am stopping by from the delish dessert link up! I love cheesecake and this looks good! 🙂 Such a great picture too
Did you forget to mention the cream cheese? I’m I missing something? I don’t think anybody notice…..
Doesn’t mention cream cheese in recipe? I’m confused since called cheese cake bars.
How much cream.cheese goes in? I we thinking about making for thanksgiving