STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE COOKIE BARS

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars are made with a strawberry cake mix with a simple sweet cream cheese filling swirled in. Only 6 ingredients for these simple cookie bars that are soft, sweet and taste like strawberry cheesecake in cookie form!

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars are so easy to make because they start with a cake mix. I love making cake mix cookies because most of them only require about 3-4 ingredients and they are delicious. Lately I’ve been on a cookie bar kick because cookie bars are so much easier to make than traditional cookies since you don’t have to take the time to scoop out individual cookies. Plus, you get to cook the whole batch at one time instead of juggling multiple cookie sheets in and out of the oven.

This simple recipe combines the cake mix cookie with the cookie bar. Add in some cream cheese filling and you have one of the easiest and yummiest cookie recipes ever! And then throw some festive sprinkles on top to make them pretty enough for a party!

More cake mix cookie recipes you’re going to enjoy!

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Ingredients in Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars

1 strawberry cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 cup butter, melted

8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

sprinkles for decorating

How to make Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars

In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix with the eggs and melted butter. Mix until smooth and then pour into a greased 9X13 pan.

In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla until smooth. Place tablespoon sized dollops of the cream cheese filling evenly spread on top of the cake batter in the pan.

Use a knife or skewer to swirl the cream cheese filling into the cake batter. The cake batter is pretty thick because it is more like cookie dough, so it takes a little bit of effort to swirl the cream cheese filling in. Don’t worry if it doesn’t seem to be very pretty – it will all be fine once it bakes! If desired, add some sprinkles on top.

Bake for 20-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The edges should be a light golden brown. Let the bars cool completely and then slice and serve.

Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars

5 from 3 votes

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Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Keyword: strawberry cheesecake cookie bars

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 24

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

• 1 strawberry cake mix
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 8 oz. cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix with the eggs and melted butter. Mix until smooth and then pour into a greased 9X13 pan.
• In a separate bowl, beat the cream cheese with the sugar and vanilla until smooth. Place tablespoon sized dollops of the cream cheese filling evenly spread on top of the cake batter in the pan.
• Use a knife or skewer to swirl the cream cheese filling into the cake batter. The cake batter is pretty thick because it is more like cookie dough, so it takes a little bit of effort to swirl the cream cheese filling in. Don't worry if it doesn't seem to be very pretty - it will all be fine once it bakes! If desired, add some sprinkles on top.
• Bake for 20-23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The edges should be a light golden brown. Let the bars cool completely and then slice and serve.

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How to cut perfect cookie bars

The answer to getting every single cookie bar cut and looking perfect is parchment paper! I used to always get frustrated with desserts that are made in a 9X13 pan because I felt like I was always destroying the entire first row trying to get them out of the pan! Then I discovered that if you use parchment paper, you can remove all the cookie bars from the pan and slice them perfectly.

If you don’t have parchment paper, you can just grease your pan like you usually do but your first row may just not be quite as pretty! This cookie bar recipe is one of the easiest to cut into squares – they stay intact much better than many other desserts!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars are made with a strawberry cake mix with a simple sweet cream cheese filling swirled in. Only 6 ingredients for these simple cookie bars that are soft, sweet and taste like strawberry cheesecake in cookie form!