We love this Lemon Cookie Cheesecake Bars recipe. It has the nice fresh taste of lemon but also has the rich, creamy cheesecake lemon oreo cookie dessert filling to make these lemon cookie bars perfection.
Since these are made with a cake mix base, it eliminates some of the measuring you would normally do, but also produces a wonderfully chewy cookie bar base.
Lemon cheesecake bars are also a great dessert to serve when guest are coming where you want to “wow” them, without a ton of work. They are absolutely gorgeous and taste even better.
You cake make more of our other lemon desserts too! A few more favorites are our Best Homemade Lemon Bars Recipe, Frosted Gooey Lemon Bars Recipe, and of course you cannot miss out on our Cream Cheese Lemon Cake Recipe.
Ingredients You Need to Make Our Lemon Cookie Cheesecake Bars Recipe:
Cookie Cake Layer
- Lemon cake mix
- Butter softened
- Egg slightly beaten
- Vegetable oil
- Water
- White chocolate chips
Cheesecake Layer
- Cream cheese softened
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Lemon juice
- Lemon Oreo Cookies coarsely chopped
- Yellow food coloring
Lemon Glaze
- Butter melted
- Cream cheese softened
- Powdered sugar
- Lemon juice
- Yellow food coloring
How To Make Our Lemon Cookie Cheesecake Bars Recipe:
Start by heating the oven to 350 degrees F.
Then, grease a 9×13-inch glass pan with non stick cooking spray and set it aside.
In a large mixing bowl, mix the dry cake mix (do not follow directions on box), butter, egg, oil, and water all together with a fork.
Then add in the white chocolate chips to the lemon mixture.
Once that is done, spread the batter evenly in the bottom of the greased pan.
Make sure to get all the way to the edges for the layers to set properly. Then, set the dish aside while you make the next layer.
For the cheesecake layer, combine the cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl and blend it all together until it is mix completely.
Then add the vanilla extract along with the eggs and lemon juice and stir everything together.
Once those have been combined, stir in the chopped Oreos by hand with a spoon.
Now, carefully spread the cream cheese layer over the lemon cake mix layer doing your best not to mix the layers together.
Place the pan in the oven an bake the cookie bars for 30 to 35 minutes.
Carefully remove the pan from the oven to prevent it from sinking.
Mine sunk just a little bit so make sure to set it down gently.
Then, let the bars cool for about an hour.
While it is cooling you can make the glaze by mixing together the powdered sugar and melted butter with a hand or stand mixer.
Then, add enough lemon juice to form the consistency of thick frosting.
Once you have reached the desired consistency, mix in the cream cheese and yellow food color (a few drops) until it is well combined.
When the cookie bars are cooled down, cover them with the lemon glaze and then place the pan in the refrigerate for an hour or so to let the bars set up before cutting.
To Make This Oreo Cookie Dessert You Will Need:
- Large mixing bowl
- Fork
- 9×13 inch pan
- Nonstick spray
- Hand or stand mixer (I love THIS one)
- Medium mixing bowl
- Spatula
Do I need to use the yellow food coloring?
You definitely do not need to use the yellow food coloring. That is obviously not going to change the flavor of the dish.
It is merely for presentation. But you can always leave it out and cut up a lemon and put it on top of the glaze and use it too! You know just to be fancy. Haha.
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Also, if you have homemade vanilla extract it is a great way to make this lemon dessert even better, and of course with some fresh lemon juice!
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Lemon Cookie Cheesecake Bars Recipe
Ingredients
Cake Layer
- 1 box lemon cake mix
- ½ cup butter , softened
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- ¾ Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Cheesecake Layer
- 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ Tablespoon lemon juice
- 20 Lemon Oreo Cookies, coarsely chopped
- yellow food coloring
Lemon Glaze
- 1 Tablespoon butter, melted
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- yellow food coloring
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch glass pan with non stick cooking spray.
- Mix the dry cake mix (do not follow directions on box), butter, egg, oil, and water together with a fork. Then add in the white chocolate chips. Spread evenly in the greased pan. Get all the way to the edges. Set aside while you make the next layer.
- For the cheesecake layer, combine the cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl and blend together well. Then add the vanilla, eggs and lemon juice. Stir in chopped Oreos by hand with a spoon. Carefully spread the cream cheese layer over the lemon cake mix layer. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. (I cooked mine for 32 minutes) Carefully remove it from the oven to prevent it from sinking. Mine sunk just a little bit. Let it cool for about an hour. While it is cooling you can make the glaze. For the glaze mix the powdered sugar and melted butter together. Add enough lemon juice to form the consistency of thick frosting. Then mix in the cream cheese and yellow food color (a few drops). When bars are cooled, cover with lemon glaze. Refrigerate for an hour or so to let the bars set up before cutting.
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