Cookie Monster Cheesecake Bars

Ingredients

• 11 oz Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough (2/3 of a 16.5 oz tube)
• 16 oz (454g) cream cheese, softened (block-style, not spreadable)
• 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream, room temp
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
• Blue gel food coloring
• 1 egg, room temp
• 7 oreos, chopped
• 4-5 mini chips ahoy, chopped
• + more chopped oreos and mini chips ahoy for topping

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Press the chocolate chip cookie dough evenly into a parchment lined 8x8 pan and bake for 10-13 minutes.
3. Let it cool.
4. Lower the oven temp to 325°F.
5. Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Mix in sour cream, vanilla, blue food coloring, and flour.
6. Add the egg and mix on low speed or by hand until just combined.
7. Fold in chopped oreos and cookies.
8. Spread this filling over the crust.
9. Top with some more chopped oreos and mini chips ahoy cookies.
10. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the edges are set and the center has just a slight jiggle.
11. Cool for at least 30 minutes at room temp, then chill for 3 hours before slicing.