Strawberry Cheesecake Cookie Bars

@lovevivvStrawberry cheesecake cookie bars❤️🍓 Ingredients Cookie Dough - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (I browned mine) - 1/2 cup granulated sugar - 1/2 cup powdered sugar - 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract - 1 tsp strawberry extract - 1 large egg - 1 egg yolk - 2 1/2 cups @King Arthur Baking all-purpose flour - 1 1/2 tsps baking powder - 1/2 tsp baking soda - 1/4 tsp salt Strawberry filling - 4-6 strawberries, diced - 1 tsps cornstarch - 1/2 tbsp strawberry jam Cream Cheese Frosting - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp - 4 oz cream cheese, room temp - 1 tsp vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp strawberry extract - 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar - 1/4-1/2 cup @Smuckers strawberry jam (as much as you wish!) Directions - Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside. - In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and BOTH sugars. - Add the egg, egg yolk, and extracts. Whisk until combined. - Add baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until combined.  - Add the all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time and mix until flour is just incorporated. - Flatten the cookie dough into the prepared pan with a very slight “well” in the middle. - In a small bowl, mix together the strawberries, strawberry jam, and cornstarch. Place on top of the dough center. - Bake for 25-30 minutes until the edges are slightly golden brown. - After removing from oven, allow the cookie bars to cool in the pan before spreading the frosting. To make frosting: - In a large bowl, beat the unsalted butter and cream cheese until light and creamy. - Add in the strawberry extract and powdered sugar. Beat until creamy. - Spread frosting on top of the cooled bars! Add a layer of strawberry jam on top. - Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

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Ingredients

Cookie Dough

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (I browned mine)

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp strawberry extract

• 1 large egg

• 1 egg yolk

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 tsps baking powder

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

Strawberry filling

• 4-6 strawberries, diced

• 1 tsps cornstarch

• 1/2 tbsp strawberry jam

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temp

• 4 oz cream cheese, room temp

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/2 tsp strawberry extract

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

• 1/4-1/2 cup Strawberry jam (as much as you wish!)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Set aside.

• In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and BOTH sugars.

• Add the egg, egg yolk, and extracts. Whisk until combined.

• Add baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until combined. 

• Add the all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup at a time and mix until flour is just incorporated.

• Flatten the cookie dough into the prepared pan with a very slight “well” in the middle.

• In a small bowl, mix together the strawberries, strawberry jam, and cornstarch. Place on top of the dough center.

• Bake for 25-30 minutes until the edges are slightly golden brown.

• After removing from oven, allow the cookie bars to cool in the pan before spreading the frosting.

To make frosting:

• In a large bowl, beat the unsalted butter and cream cheese until light and creamy.

• Add in the strawberry extract and powdered sugar. Beat until creamy.

• Spread frosting on top of the cooled bars! Add a layer of strawberry jam on top.

• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.