Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars
Prep Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 24 large bars

Delicious Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars with several layers of goodness!

Ingredients

For the crust:
2 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 18 crackers)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
For the cheesecake:
2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
For the Cookie dough:
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
2 Tablespoon milk (I used skim)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 package (10oz) Reese's peanut butter chips (morsels)
1 pouch (8oz) Reese's minis peanut butter cups
Instructions

Line a 13x9 baking dish with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
For the crust, place graham crackers and sugar in food processor. Pulse until fine crumbs. Add melted butter and process. Pour into bottom of baking dish. Using the bottom of a cup (or hands), press crumbs down firmly until they cover the bottom of the dish evenly.
Top with 1/2 the package of Reese's minis pb cups.
For the cheesecake, beat cream cheese with sugar, eggs and vanilla for about 3-4 minutes until creamy and well blended. Pour over crust layer.
For the cookie dough, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg, milk and vanilla, beating until well combined. Beat in flour, salt and baking soda. Fold in Reese's peanut butter chips. Drop by large scoops over cheesecake layer, using fingers to spread evenly. Top with remaining peanut butter cups.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, until cookie layer is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool completely. Once cooled, refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
Cut into bars and enjoy!

Peanut butter *anything* sounds good to me. But that looks fabulous!