King Cake Cookie Bars
King Cake Cookie Bars have a layer of cinnamon spiced cookies topped off with spiced cheesecake and finished off with colorful sprinkles for a festive Mardi Gras dessert.
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Servings: 16 cookie bars
Ingredients
For the cookie layer:
- 1 1/4 c. flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For the cheesecake layer:
- 1 8 oz block of cream cheese
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
For the topping:
- 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 2-3 Tablespoons milk
- gold green, and purple sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- In another medium bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Then add in the egg, vanilla, and cinnamon and mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until smooth.
- Press the cookie dough into the bottom of the pan. Bake for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the cream cheese, sugar, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Using a mixer beat on medium speed for 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Pour the cream cheese mixture over top of the lightly baked cookie dough layer and spread smooth.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- Once the cookies are cooled combine the powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. Pour over top of the cookie bars.
- Sprinkle on the sprinkles in a diagonal pattern using one color at a time.
- Place the bars in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour then cut into squares.
Notes
A Hezzi-D Original Recipe