Raspberry Cheesecake Bars

Prep 15 min
Total 2 hr 15 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 24

Classic raspberry swirl cheesecake bars meet the refreshing citrus twist of lemon peel in these decadent cookie bars you’ll want to make again and again.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated August 21, 2017

Make with

Pillsbury Cookies

Ingredients

1

roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies
2

teaspoons grated lemon peel
1

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/4

cup sugar
1/2

teaspoon vanilla
1

egg
1/2

cup seedless red raspberry jam

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F.
2

In medium bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead lemon peel into cookie dough until well blended. Press dough evenly in ungreased 9-inch square pan. Bake 18 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Pour evenly over baked crust.
4

Spoon raspberry jam into 1-quart resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut 1/2 inch off small corner of bag. Pipe jam on cream cheese mixture in 4 horizontal rows. With knife, carefully swirl jam in circular motion into cream cheese mixture.
5

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is set. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Softening cream cheese is easy; just microwave unwrapped cream cheese on microwavable plate uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds.
For a different swirl design, pipe jam on cream cheese in 4 horizontal rows. With knife, carefully swirl jam back and forth in straight vertical lines.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 140
Calories from Fat: 60

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 10%
Saturated Fat 3g 16% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 20mg; 7%
Sodium: 105mg; 4%
Potassium: 20mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 19g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 12g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;