Sweet Dreams Are Made of These 6-Ingredient Churro Cheesecake Bars
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There it was sitting in our office kitchen: a mostly devoured container of bar cookies (two tiny slivers remained) with a sign that read churro cheesecake bars. Intrigued, I snatched up the second-to-last piece. Not too sweet, loaded with cream cheese, and with just enough cinnamon sugar to make each bite churro-ified, that tiny bite left me wanting needing more.
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I don't often mass-email our office, but this was important business; I had to find out who made these bars and get the recipe ASAP.
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Hours ticked by with no response, and my heart sank. And then an email popped up spilling the secret: these obsession-worthy bars were made with a mere six ingredients including a wild card I was absolutely not expecting: crescent-roll dough.
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Finally, I was able to make them myself, and they were just as perfect as that first bite.
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6-Ingredient Churro Cheesecake Bars
INGREDIENTS
- 16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 (8-ounce) cans Pillsbury Crescents
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish, and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Using a stand or hand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth and homogenous.
Unroll one of the cans of crescent-roll dough, and press it into the bottom of the casserole dish. Press the seams together, and work it about 1/4 inch up the sides of the casserole dish (to contain the filling). Spread the cream cheese filling evenly over the dough.
Unroll the remaining can of crescent-roll dough onto a piece of wax or parchment paper. Press the seams together. Invert the crescent-roll dough into the casserole dish. Press the edges of the two sheets of crescent-roll dough together.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until puffy and deep golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack.
Meanwhile, mix together the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.
Generously sprinkle the bars with cinnamon sugar while still hot. (You may have extra.) Let the bars cool completely before cutting into squares.
