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No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

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Keep the heat out of the kitchen with these No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars!

No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

Sometimes the best desserts are the easiest ones.

You know the ones I’m talking about, right? Short ingredient lists and one-bowl wonders that don’t even need to go in the oven but still look and taste like they are complex and time consuming to put together? That, my friends, is my summer love language when it comes to desserts.

These No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars hit all of these important criteria. It’s got the chocolate cookie crust that my friends and family go crazy for, is topped with layers of whipped cheesecake and has chocolate cookies wedged in between it all. 

These cheesecake bars are light and airy but full of flavor; kinda like a summer version of the dense baked cheesecakes we love. Best of all? They aren’t too sweet thanks to a generous scoop of tangy sour cream. The contrasting layers of cheesecake and chocolate cookie make them pretty enough to serve to company but easy enough to whip up on a Wednesday when the sweet tooth craving hits.

Each bite is full of smooth cheesecake flavor with a cookie crunch, all without having to turn the oven on. I’ll happily crank up my oven to bake a cheesecake in winter, but summer is for easy, oven-free cooking whenever possible.

No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake Bars

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Preparation 10 min Cook Time 5 hr Total Time 5 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 20 chocolate sandwich cookies ground into crumbs in food processor
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed (or 1 cup whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks with 2 tablespoons powdered sugar)
  • 2 cups mini chocolate sandwich cookies coarsely chopped, divided

Instructions

  1. Line the bottom of an 8 x 8 pan with aluminum foil.
  2. In a small bowl combine cookie sandwich crumbs with melted butter until all of the butter is absorbed. Press the chocolate cookie crumb mixture into the bottom of the pan and press with fingers until mixture is compacted. Freeze for 15 minutes.
  3. In a medium bowl, place cream cheese and sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and mix until combined.
  4. Fold in thawed Cool Whip or homemade whipped topping and stir until combined.
  5. Pour half of the cream cheese filling on top of the crust. Scatter 1 cup of the chopped cookies over the batter and gently add the rest of the cream cheese filling over top. Scatter the remaining chopped chocolate cookies on top. Refrigerate for at least 5 hours or until set.
  6. Cut into squares and serve immediately.

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Recipe Notes

I freeze mine to get them even to set up even more. If you want a creamier bar, refrigerate.

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No need to turn the oven on! These No Bake Cookies and Cream Cheesecake bars are the perfect summer dessert!

 

Comments

  8. I am seriously powerless when it comes to anything cookies and cream flavored, especially cheesecake. This is what I requested on my birthday a year or so ago and it is just the most delicious thing. I love your easy no-bake recipe!

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  19. My Oreo cheesecake never looked so good! I need to get some tips from you or maybe try your recipe. When I tried to cut mine, all the cookies crushed into the cheesecake layer turning it into a complete disaster.
    Thanks for sharing and for joining us to celebrate this delicious day!

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  26. Love how simple this recipe is! It’s such a great idea to make desserts like this one for summer parties so you don’t have to think about it when guests are around!

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  27. My daughter loves cookies and cream and I decided to make this for her (well, I made it for the whole family, not *just* for her!). I only replaced the sour cream with creme fraiche, but did everything else as per the recipe. We looooooved it so much! It was so easy and it tasted even better the next day! Thank you for sharing such an awesome recipe! 🙂

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