Snickers Cheesecake Brownie

About a week ago Wendell bought a massive 3-pound block of cream cheese from Costco. He was planning on making some clam dip, but unfortunately, somebody used up all of his clams. Oops!

I searched online for recipes calling for cream cheese so that I could make use of some of that brick that's taking up a considerable amount of space in the 'fridge.

I found a recipe from Yummly website that can be found here. It caught my eye because I could use up a half bag of Snickers (Wendell's favorite) that's been on our counter for awhile.

I halved the recipe, but I mucked up because I chose to use an 8 x 8 inch pan which proved to be a bit too small, making the brownie thicker than it's supposed to be.  

It took 1 hour to bake which is almost twice the recommended amount of time. But . . .  in the end, it still came out hella ono.

INGREDIENTS COOKIE DOUGH LAYER: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup white sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. sea salt  3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour  2 10-oz. pkgs. Snickers Baking Bites CHEESECAKE FILLING: 2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened 2  tsp. vanilla extract  2 large eggs  1 cup sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

COOKIE DOUGH LAYER:

1. Mix butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, baking soda and salt with an electric mixer until well-mixed.
2. Stir in flour until well combined.
3. Spray 11”x17” jelly-roll pan with cooking spray.
4. Press about ½ to 2/3 of the cookie dough into the pan.
5. Spread cream cheese filling over top of cookie dough layer.
6. Crumble remaining cookie dough over top of the cream cheese layer.
7. Sprinkle all of the Snickers Baking Bites over top.
8. Bake at 350° for about 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 

CHEESECAKE FILLING:

1. Mix cream cheese, eggs, vanilla, and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
2. Pour over cookie dough crust layer and cover with remaining dough.
3. Sprinkle Snickers Baking Bites on top. Bake as directed above.

   
   

   
   
   

   Half Recipe

   
   

   Crust/Topping

   1 block butter, softened

   1/2 cup white sugar

   1/2 cup brown sugar

   1 egg

   1 tsp. vanilla extract

   
   

   Sift and add: 

   1 3/4 cup flour

   1/2 tsp. baking soda

   1/4 tsp. salt

   
   

   Cream Cheese Filling

   8 oz. cream cheese, softened

   1 tsp. vanilla extract

   1 egg

   1/2 cup white sugar

   
   

   1 10 oz. package Snickers