Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
These decadent Cranberry Cheesecake Bars are the perfect holiday dessert with luscious cream cheese swirled with a cranberry, orange and Grand Marnier sauce over a sugar cookie crust.
Calories: 163kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 21 ounce pouch Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
Cranberry Orange Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups whole cranberries
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 Tablespoons Grand Marnier or substitute additional orange juice
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
Cheesecake
- 2 Eggs
- 2 8 ounce packages Cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 in pan with pan spray.
Cookie Crust
- In a medium bowl, add the softened butter and egg. Beat just until smooth. Add the cookie mix and flour and beat until crumbly dough forms. Press into the sprayed pan.
- Bake 18 minutes at 350°F.
Cranberry Orange Sauce
- To a small saucepan add the cranberries, orange juice, Grand Marnier, salt and sugar.
- Cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, or until all of the cranberries are broken down and you have a nice thickened sauce. Stir occasionally to prevent burning on the bottom of the pan.
Cheesecake Bars
- Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Add the vanilla and 2 eggs and mix just until combined. Spread evenly over the partially baked cookie crust in the pan.
- Dollop the cranberry orange sauce over the cheesecake mixture. Use a butter knife to pull sauce from side to side through cream cheese mixture to create the swirl.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F or until cheesecake is set.
- Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours, before serving.
Notes
You can substitute the Grand Marnier for Triple Sec or Cointreau. If you prefer to omit alcohol, substitute additional orange juice in it's place.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 94mg | Sugar: 19g