Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Bars
Prep
15-30 mins
Total
6 HRS 30 MIN
Servings
8 Servings
Ingredients
1-1/2 cups
flour
3/4 cup
plus 2 tsp. sugar, divided
1 tbsp
plus 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
3/4 cup
cold butter, cut up
1 tbsp
vanilla
1/4 cup
sour cream
2
eggs
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 325°F.
Step 2
Line 8-inch square baking dish with foil, leaving ends of foil hanging over sides of dish. Combine flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp. cinnamon in medium bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 3
Reserve 1/2 cup crumb mixture for later use; press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom and 1/2 inch up side of prepared dish. Bake 25 min. or until lightly browned.
Step 4
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, vanilla and 1/2 cup of the remaining sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add sour cream; mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Set aside. Combine remaining 2 tsp. sugar and 1/8 tsp. cinnamon.
Step 5
Pour cream cheese mixture into crust; top with reserved crumb mixture and cinnamon sugar.
Step 6
Bake 45 to 50 min. or until center of cheesecake is almost set; cool completely.
Step 7
Refrigerate 4 hrs. Use foil handles to remove cheesecake from dish before cutting into bars.