PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE-CHEESECAKE BARS

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Peanut butter sandwich cookies do double duty here: they form the crust and are blended into these creamy cheesecake bars.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 4h40m

Yield 32 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

32 peanut butter sandwich cookies, divided
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Chop 16 cookies; reserve for later use. Finely crush remaining cookies; place crumbs in medium bowl. Add butter; mix well. Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Gently stir in 1-1/2 cups of the reserved chopped cookies; spoon over crust. Sprinkle with remaining chopped cookies.
  • Bake 40 min. or until center is almost set. Cool completely.
  • Refrigerate 3 hours before cutting into bars to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 200, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Sodium 180 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 4 g

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