Crème Brûlée Cheesecake Bars

Prize-Winning Recipe 2010! Savor the same great taste of restaurant Crème Brûlée in an easy-to-make bar cookie.

INGREDIENTS:

1 pouch (1 lb. 1.5 oz.) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

1 box (4-serving size) French vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix

2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs plus 3 egg yolks

2 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cup toffee bits, finely crushed

PROCEDURE:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, pudding mix, brown sugar, melted butter, 1 teaspoon of the vanilla and 1 whole egg until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan.

2. In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add remaining whole egg, 3 egg yolks and remaining 1 1/2 teapoons vanilla; beat until smooth. Spread over crust in pan.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set in center. Immediately sprinkle top with crushed toffee bits. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Ratings:

Made these bars for Thanksgiving dinner, and they were yummy!! The only issue I had with these, was with the crust. I thought the crust was too hard when served directly out of the refrigerator. Once the bars had a chance to come up to room temp, they were fine. A nice recipe.

Yumm! Amazing recipe! I made these for a test run to see if they are worthy to take along with me when I go places. They are sooo good! I didnt go half inch up the side like the recipe called for. Just make sure you thin it out on the sides with the cookies dough because all arounfd the edges of the pan it was very thick. I also used a 8 by 12 inch pan instead of the 13 by 9. Make sure you really crush those toffee bits so when you sprinkle them on the hot cheesecake from the oven they melt and really look just like real creme brulee. Great recipe. Also very easy!

Recipe Source: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/creme-brulee-cheesecake-bars/292a25e3-2752-4a46-9cc7-7a04ae799d98/reviews?rrvm=view