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Peppermint Cheesecake Bars

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Oreo crust recipe from Recipe Girl

Can you guys really believe that Christmas is this weekend? Are you all ready? Do you have all of your baking done? I am so glad to be able to say that I am.

A few years ago I put cheesecake bars on my holiday trays and they went over really well. Cheesecake can be such a rich dessert that sometimes it’s nice to have just a small bar instead of an entire piece. Since I have been on a big peppermint kick this year I decided to continue by making a peppermint cheesecake. I went back and forth on whether or not I should do a classic round cheesecake or the bars, but I am glad i settled on the bars. I think a graham cracker crust would work well with these bars, but the oreo cookie crust really makes them delicious. I used my basic cheesecake recipe, and if you have a favorite recipe you could certainly use that. I honestly found myself craving these bars the more and more I ate them, so hopefully they will end up as part of your Christmas celebration this weekend. Enjoy!

Peppermint Cheesecake Bars
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20 Oreo cookies, crushed
¼ cup butter, melted
1 Tbsp sugar
3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 large eggs
¼ tsp peppermint extract
½ cup peppermint baking chips
3-4 drops red food coloring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine crushed cookies, melted butter and sugar. Press into bottom of a 9×13 baking pan. Place in oven and bake for 8 minutes to set crust. In a medium sized bowl beat together cream cheese and sugar. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg. Make sure you scrape the sides of the bowl with a spoon or spatula to fully incorporate all of the ingredients. Add peppermint extract. Pour out ¾ cup of batter and add 3-4 drops of red food coloring. Add peppermint baking chips to the remaining (white) batter. Pour over crust and spread out to the edges. Drop pink batter onto white batter by spoonfuls, then run a knife through batter to get a marbled effect (be careful to not go too deep and disturb the crust). Place in oven and bake for 45-50 minutes.


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